I don't understand this decision. For one, if someone asks me a question, they can't make me answer it. Thus my right is being executed through my silence. It seems like if I did not have this right, the police could engage in activities to force me to speak (torture?) I don't understand why SCOTUS took this case, or why they ruled this way. How does this play out in court?
"Your honor, we gave him his miranda and we started questioning him. He just sat there and didn't answer our questions. We DEMAND that you make him answer us or make him tell us that he isn't going to answer us." Gee, that's a great use of the limited resources within the judicial system.
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