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Baldy's Bombast
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October 9, 2010
We don't have the right to remain silent, after all
A lawyer in Tupelo, Miss., was jailed for contempt of court for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. So BEFORE he was arrested, he did NOT have a right to remain silent, but AFTER he was arrested, he DID have a right to remain silent. Even to a screwball like me that doesn't make sense. I like to think that the undetained have more rights than the detained. Apparently, though, at least in Tupelo, one actually GAINS rights by being arrested and charged.
We don't have the right to remain silent, after all
A lawyer in Tupelo, Miss., was jailed for contempt of court for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. So BEFORE he was arrested, he did NOT have a right to remain silent, but AFTER he was arrested, he DID have a right to remain silent. Even to a screwball like me that doesn't make sense. I like to think that the undetained have more rights than the detained. Apparently, though, at least in Tupelo, one actually GAINS rights by being arrested and charged.
