Although the Miranda rights are widely known and associated with the situation of a suspect’s arrest, there are also exceptions related to circumstances when these warnings should be read. The Miranda rule is applied to individuals who are regarded as suspects and who are under interrogation (“Miranda v. Arizona (1966)”; Powell 436). During the custodial interrogation and arrest as the key circumstances, the reading of the Miranda warnings is obligatory.
The Miranda rule was historically formulated to support the idea that suspects should be informed of their rights in spite of circumstances. The reason is that an individual needs to be educated about his or her rights associated with the Fifth Amendment and the Bill of Rights (“The Annotated Bill of Rights”; Powell 435-436). In this case, a person is informed about the right to remain silent, avoid self-incrimination, and receive a lawyer’s assistance. As a result, the importance of the Miranda rights is in the fact that individuals’ interests during the custodial process and arrest are addressed and protected.
However, there are also exceptions from the Miranda rule associated with the case of arresting a suspected terrorist. When the police arrest a potential terrorist, the stage of reading the Miranda rights can be ignored (“Miranda Warning (Miranda Rights)”; Powell 436-437). The reason is that there are usually special circumstances related to the public safety. If there is a risk of a significant danger to the public, this exception to the Miranda rule is followed (“What Are the Exceptions to Miranda?”). Thus, police officers can interrogate suspected terrorists without reading the Miranda warnings when they need to receive information about a terrorist attack as soon as possible in order to guarantee the public safety.
Works Cited
“The Annotated Bill of Rights Related to Criminal Arrest and the Right to Legal Counsel.” PDFfiller, n.d., 2020. Web.
“Miranda v. Arizona (1966).” Civic Literacy and Community Participation, Activity A.
“Miranda Warning (Miranda Rights).” Civic Literacy and Community Participation, Activity A.
Powell, Jessica L. “Do You Understand Your Rights as I Have Read Them to You: Understanding the Warnings Fifty Years Post Miranda.” Northern Kentucky Law Review, vol. 43, no. 3, 2016, pp. 435-464.
“What Are the Exceptions to Miranda?” Miranda Warning, 2020, Web.