Well, in the case in question, apparently the guy was interrogated for three hours, remaining silent, and finally 'broke' and confessed to the crime. I guess what bothers me here is that, upon being told that he has the right to remain silent, a suspect can then do exactly that and be interrogated for three hours solid. It seems to weigh things in favor of those who educate themselves and know the 'magic words' that will make the cops leave them alone. On the other hand, simply acknowledging that you are exercising your right to remain silent is nice, explicit, and clean.
What if you do exercise your miranda rights, are the cops allowed to then interrogate you for three hours? What if you do the miranda thing, get interrogated for 3 hours, and finally say "Oh, fine, whatever, I did it, just leave me alone!"? Can that be used against you?
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