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Or the hypothetical police officer could be mistaken, or acting maliciously.
So his her decision on the whole "committed an offence" could be either quite subjective, or quite specious.
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Accepted.
But your talk of "knowing" somebody has committed an offence, and the subsequent implications, mean that it cannot - either at the time, or later - be buttumed that this is absolute.
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The right to remain silent. The right to legal representation.
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And if they don't say anything, juries can now draw inferences...
Plus shouldn't they be advised that they are enbreastled to legal representation if they're going to be questioned?
What if they then say something, that the police officer does deem worthy of using in evidence? What then? What's the harm in advising the accused of their rights when they are either being reported for an offence, or being charged?
Sure - I accept that there may be instances where regardless of what the accused says, the police officer will show no interest, or use as evidence, but I cannot see the extra burden of advising the accused of their rights - it's not like it's a long-winded progress.
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What if they weren't aware of their rights? What if they weren't aware they had a right to silence? And then said something? What's the harm in advising the accused of their rights when they're being reported?
It's not pointless, it's not just for the benefit of the police officer.
Last Weeks Traffic Cops 5052Possibly - but what are you suggesting? We are all human and there have to be criminal acts and there have to be...
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Regardless of what you believe, they are legally innocent until proven guilty. The case against them shouldn't succeed, or fail solely on their testament. There could be other reasons why people remain silent that are entirely unconnected with what they have been charged with - your approach and standpoint is totally inflexible to that. If nothing else, what about (and I accept it could be quite a rarity) national security?
Such rights are being slowly eroded. You try and buttert your right to be legally innocent until proven guilty if you get a ticket from a GATSO - the opposite will happen, you will be buttumed to be guilty until unless you can actually prove otherwise.
