Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday there would be no need to read Miranda rights to Osama bin Laden if the al Qaeda leader were captured.
Holder told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that enough evidence exists against bin Laden to convict him in a trial, so that advising him of his rights to protect the legal admissibility of subsequent interrogation was unnecessary.
We have 1000 cops in portland, and in the last year we had 5 deaths from police beatings/shooting. So, If bin laden visits portland oregon i'd say there is a .5% chance of him getting killed anyways.
Believe that Miranda rights only apply to US courts...why even address it as an issue?
Bin Laden would likely be tried in a U.S. Court, so it WOULD be an issue.
What many people misunderstand about the "Miranda Rights" is that it is only an issue if the police want to interrogate someone that they have in custody.
What Eric Holder is saying here is that he believes the government has enough evidence to convict Bin Laden without any post-arrest questioning. Therefore, there would be no need for Miranda.
What's the chances of catching him alive anyway, hasn't he instructed his guards to kill him in the case of arrest? Let them!!
I think it's a potential loop hole. Holder knows what he's doing.