Right To Remain Silent

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“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?” Our Fifth Amendment right, but it’s more complicated than that. The right to self-incrimination must have an agreed upon standard. Many people are often misinformed about their Fifth Amendment right. The court system should have a standard way of doing things, and these standards should be applied evenly to all who enter the legal system. The article, “Supreme Court: For Right to Remain Silent, a Suspect Must Speak” Richey Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, June 17th 2013, explains that prosecutors can use a suspect’s silence during any …show more content…

One reason for this, is that it needs to be fair on all ends regarding any case, and anyone who is pleading there Fifth Amendment right. For example, in Salinas’s case, if there were set standards of court systems and how people understand the Fifth Amendment right, they could have more knowledge about it rather than staying silent during police questions. This is good for all reasons such as the court system, and anyone who is on a trial. If the standards are set, and they are all applied evenly, there should be no further conflicts. There are some complications also with the Fifth Amendment right. Some would argue that people who are fully aware of this right and are guilty can use their “Fifth Amendment” to their advantage, because standards or rules are not in place. Also, if police are trying to find information and a person doesn’t say ‘anything’, how can you find the truth? That is not true justice. Another point is, if someone is innocent, and they don’t say anything, of course most will think they are guilty, and guilty people have taken this advantage from

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