Today, I finally got to conduct my first questioning of a suspect, who had been arrested in connection with a car theft. As I recited the Miranda warning to him, my mind went totally blank, and after a few seconds, he sarcastically continued the speech for me. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was arrested. The policeman threw me to the ground because I wouldn't answer his questions. This was after he told me I had the "right to remain silent". FML
Today, I got pulled over for the first time. When the officer came up to my window, I immediately burst out into tears due to nervousness. He kept asking me for my licence and registration. Hysterical, I wasn't able to comply. He arrested me for not cooperating. FML
Today, I was arrested by the police for sitting in what they thought was a stolen vehicle. After being slammed into the back of a squad car at gunpoint, they realized the car was actually recovered a week ago. FML
Today, I got pulled over for the first time since I got my license. I have disorganized speech and occasional inappropriate emotional response. I began to laugh due to nervousness and when I tried to explain why, I was arrested because he thought I was high. FML
Today, as a joke, I hopped in the front seat of a police cruiser and took a cute selfie while the officer was talking to someone on the sidewalk. A minute later, he dragged me to the ground and arrested me. Um… what? FML
Today, I parked next to a police officer's car in a bad part of town. When I got out, I saw a bag of pot on the ground between the cop's car and mine. When I pointed it out to him, he insisted it was mine and interrogated me to the point of tears. FML
Today, I was chilling out with my friend in a parking lot, when a police officer came up to the vehicle and suspiciously asked what we were up to. My friend sarcastically said, "Uh, doing drugs? Planning a drive-by? Haha!" We soon found ourselves in the back of a cop car. FML
Today, in court, I got a kid out of a prison sentence because I genuinely believed he was innocent. He and his mom were so happy, he even hugged me afterwards. It took me a minute to realise he'd pick-pocketed my keys and stole my car. FML
Today, I was breaking into a house when three police cruisers pulled up. They ran my social, my license plates, and asked me twenty minutes worth of questions, before allowing me to go back to work. I work as a locksmith; the homeowner had lost their keys. FML
Today, I was bored and decided it would be fun to pretend to be an undercover cop and pull over other cars. The first car I pulled over was a real undercover cop. FML
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Angel1000168 16
I find it hilarious that he knows it well enough to recite under pressure yet its your job to remember it and you mindblanked.
nadnerbz 6
21 jump street?
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toon_girl 12
Don't worry, the first patient I ever treated as a first responder, I forgot ALL the questions I needed ask him until the ambulance turned up. Everybody has it happen sometimes, especially when you're nervous.
GarrisonHalibut 3
That's why you read it from the card, son, each and every time. That way when some defense lawyer tries to say that you accidentally skipped something, you pull the card out of your wallet and say, "Sorry, but I read it off this here card." Learned that advice in the policer academy in the 70s, followed it until I retired,
GarrisonHalibut 3
*police academy - typo
ariaofdoom 16
I don't think all departments require the use of a Miranda card though, so some might not think of using one. But I fully agree! I also agree with police cars having cameras and officers having cameras on their person in case there is any question about the events that transpired. Sorry, tangent...
Jag_v 7
Clearly he has more experience in these matters
RAULFML6_6 10
that's what you get for having that job!!
doby199 6
I wouldn't worry about it the fact that he can recite it to you says two things: 1.) he's been in trouble that often & 2.) he obviously knows and understands his rights
onorexveritas 24
maybe you should practice with him
bubble_burst 16
Try singing Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, Purr, purr, purr.
ariaofdoom 16
A lot of departments have their deputies and officers carry Miranda warnings written on card in English and Spanish. Sort of a means to cover your ass if the person you're arresting tries to say they weren't informed. Even through Miranda V. Arizona is really well known case law, thanks to television romanticising law enforcement Sorry to hear you were so nervous OP! I hope you can build more confidence. Being visibly nervous can be dangerous for a cop.
sgtcxelite 11
I don't even understand how police officers have trouble remembering it. I'm a sixteen year old girl and I know it all. Just feel like I should say this: I've had no problems with the law..
Bboy_DiSpirit 24
you should have been like 'you have the right to suck my dick'