Regardless of how you feel about the ruling, it is good practice to just be up front about exercising your right to ___ whether it is the attorney or silence or anything else. if you just sit there, how are they to know you want to invoke your right to anything? I don't see how this is inherently trampling on anyone's rights. Anyone who is aware of the right should have the mental fortitude to say something like what dunedan said, or at least something as simple as "I have the right to remain silent and I'm going to use it." or "I dont' have to talk to you because of my constitutional rights" etc. If anything this gives a clear directive, vs having to sit there and wait for x amount of time while the alleged perpetrator excercise their right to silence.
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