Speech On Miranda Rights

The United States of America is one of the few countries in the world that cares for every citizen’s rights, even the accused. For instance, in 1966, the Supreme Court took it upon themselves to investigate the rights and treatment of the accused. The Court realized that some police officers would exploit the ignorance of the person(s)’ in question by not letting them know what rights accused persons had, and understood the government had to take action. The Miranda law requires police officers to state, “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? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” With these few words, America changed the way it saw

In 1966, Ernesto Miranda was taken into custody for robbery, kidnapping, and rape. After two hours of questioning, Miranda confessed to his crimes. Being uneducated in the matter, Miranda did not know that the Fifth Amendment gives everyone the right to remain silent and not talk about anything that might convict him, or her. Miranda also didn't understand the Sixth Amendment, which provides everyone the right to have an attorney when the police are asking questions about a crime. The United States Supreme Court found that, in Miranda v. Arizona (1966), because the police had not told Miranda about these constitutional rights, the confession to the crimes could not be used as evidence against Miranda at trial. To avoid an unfortunate rerun of these events, police officers now tell the person in question their ‘Miranda Rights’ before he, or she, is taken into