Bim
Jedi
So it seems they caught the guy. First they say he likely wasnt injured because they didnt take him away by ambulance... now they say his injuries are bad.
And seeing people clap and many saying how proud they are to be Americans right now... yeah, i dunno what to say about that. Oh, and there seems to be a debate whether his miranda rights should be read or not. Popular consensus seems to be they shouldnt (why am i not surprised?).
_http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/no-miranda-rights-for-now-for-bombing-suspect-90362.html#ixzz2QxxofKrZ
And seeing people clap and many saying how proud they are to be Americans right now... yeah, i dunno what to say about that. Oh, and there seems to be a debate whether his miranda rights should be read or not. Popular consensus seems to be they shouldnt (why am i not surprised?).
_http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/no-miranda-rights-for-now-for-bombing-suspect-90362.html#ixzz2QxxofKrZ
No Miranda rights for now for bombing suspect
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect captured Friday night will not be immediately read his Miranda rights, a Justice Department official said.
The announcement came as a debate broke out among lawmakers, lawyers and political activists over whether the suspect, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, should be prosecuted in a civilian criminal court or subjected to military interrogation and over when and whether Tsarnaev should be told about his right to an attorney.
“No Miranda warning to be given” now, the DOJ official said. “The government will be invoking the public safety exception.”
Beginning several hours before Tsarnaev’s capture, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wrote on Twitter that the suspect ought to be placed in military custody.
“If captured, I hope Administration will at least consider holding the Boston suspect as enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes,” Graham wrote Friday afternoon. “The last thing we may want to do is read Boston suspect Miranda Rights telling him to ‘remain silent.’”
“The Law of War allows us to hold individual in this scenario as potential enemy combatant w/o Miranda warnings or appointment of counsel,” the senator added later in the evening. “I hope the Obama Administration will seriously consider this option….The goal is to gather intelligence and protect our nation which is under threat from radical Islam.”
The Obama administration appeared to be taking a middle course, holding off on advising Tsarnaev of his rights, but still directing him into the criminal justice system for prosecution.
During a news conference shortly after the suspect was captured, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz did not directly confirm that the suspect was not read his rights. However, she said the law allows for exceptions. “There is a public-safety exemption in cases of national security and potential charges involving acts of terrorism,” Ortiz said.
However, when Ortiz said her office would “continue to evaluate and file our formal charges,” she also seemed to imply that Tsarnaev would face justice in a civilian federal court.
A joint FBI/CIA interrogation unit that President Barack Obama established to handle terrorism cases has been activated and is on the scene, the DOJ official added. “The high value detained interrogation group is on site,” the official said.