Not reading the Boston bombing suspect’s Miranda Rights is a major blow to his rights as an American citizen.
According to CNN, authorities decided to use the public safety exception the day they apprehended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
The public safety exception is basically not acknowledging the suspects right to be silent when authorities are questioning him. It is used on an individual who is believed to be a danger to public.
However, the real concern is how authorities decide on using the public safety exception if all the pieces of the puzzle haven’t even been put together.
It was irrational to detain Tsarnaev without saying reading him his Miranda Rights.
Authorities should have just read his Miranda Rights right when he was apprehended.
According to Huffington Post, Tsarnaev wasn’t tied to any terrorist organizations.
No terrorist organization has claimed the attack so it would be reasonable to think that both brothers did what did out there own mysterious beliefs and reasons.
How would the officials know if Tsarnaev was still a threat indirectly at the moment of him being detained?
Authorities should have been aware of all the info about the suspect and whether there were more immanent threats that he may cause indirectly.
However, the fact of the matter is that they didn’t know that. Authorities basically raced to the conclusion that he might cause more damage.
There is no doubt that he is a homegrown terrorist and deserves the full impact of justice of his actions that he and his brother deserve.
The point is that law enforcement both in the federal and state level, should be knowledgeable on his status, and whether or not he is part of something much bigger than what it seems to be.
Through great moments of tragedy, we can’t let our emotions effect our decision in dealing with a terrorist. Our law enforcement has to show prudence even in the most evil of offenders.