Re: [SPOILERS] The Xindi Are Due on "Carpenter Street"

William December Starr wrote:
> 
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> "John C. Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> 
> >> We learn that in 2004 the police will no longer have to Mirandize
> >> the perps they nab.
> >
> > Common misconception: Police don't have to Mirandize people NOW,
> > unless they're going to use the statements they get in court.
> 
> 'Have to' could refer to department procedure, not law.  I suspect
> that just about every law enforcement agency in the nation has
> regulations requiring its officers to Mirandize suspects immediately
> upon arrest, on the theory that you never know in advance when some
> idiot is going to blurt out something usefully incriminating.
> 
> -- William December Starr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

TV gives an exaggerated and inaccurate portrait of the legal system. 
Particularly with things like statements being tossed out for failure to
Mirandize.  And even when it's given people still talk.  So it's not
really an issue.