The Pros And Cons Of The Miranda Warning

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Some pros and cons of the Miranda Warning, I would say that some pros would be that the person simply knows what their rights are. They know that they have the right to an attorney, and to have them present during questioning. They know they can remain silent and don’t have to talk to the police. They know that if they do talk, the things they say can be used against them in court. These may all seem like simple things that anyone would understand or know, but they simply are not. These things don’t make sense to some people, and some people simply don’t understand that they can refuse to talk to the police in an interview. By nature, police officers are intimidating people, and some people would be too afraid to refuse to talk to an officer,

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