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The Right To Remain Silent
Miranda warnings are something everyone knows from the cops and lawyers TV shows – from every crime-drama where someone has been arrested. “You have the right to remain silent.… You have the right to an attorney.” So why do so many people – even educated people who watch these shows – fail to keep their mouths shut when questioned by the police without an attorney? Most people who talk to the police without a lawyer do so thinking they can…