The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings acknowledged to the FBI his role in the attacks but did so before he was advised of his constitutional right to keep quiet and seek a lawyer, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Once Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was read his rights on Monday, he immediately stopped talking, according to four officials of both political parties who were briefed on the interrogation but insisted on anonymity because the briefing was private.
After roughly 16 hours of questioning, investigators were surprised when a magistrate judge and a representative from the U.S. Attorney’s office entered the hospital room and read Tsarnaev his rights, the four officials and one law enforcement official said. Investigators had planned to keep questioning him.
16 hours?
This leaky shitbag was brought into the hospital in critical condition Friday night, dripping blood from various new holes in his anatomy. He was intubated and could not speak. SO THEY INTERROGATED HIM FOR 16 HOURS?
What part of the right against self-incrimination do they not understand?
I could really give a fuck about Speedbump’s little brother. But I care about the rule of law and this shit is so stupid. We beat Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and Fascist Italy simultaneously, and we did it without having to torture anyone.
I still remember when the Vile Progs claimed to care about this stuff.
Ticking bomb scenario – they were interrogating him for public safety, not to build a case. Supposedly.
I dunno, VM, I just looked at the Bill of Rights and I don’t see the words “ticking bomb” anywhere. If the Constitution doesn’t protect murderous little shitbags, then it doesn’t protect anyone. What happens when some (current or future) President decides that opposing his/her policies constitutes an imminent threat to public safety?
The State is much more powerful and much more dangerous in the long run than any bunch of ragtag “jihadis”.
It is suspicious to me that a magistrate went to the hospital with a lawyer just to mirandize him – how often does that happen in any other arrest?
Why are you deliberately misstating the issue? “..If the Constitution doesn’t protect….” There was nothing he was saying that COULD have been used against him. Her WAS protected. That was already a “given”. The only thing the magistrate did was make sure to protect unknown others. Where does the constitution say “you may not testify against others”?
So, I tweeted this two thoughts:
Are we sure there are no jihadi sympathizers inside DHS “fixing” records of suspicious immigrants like Tsarnaevs?
Remember @MicheleBachmann was asking about Muslim Brotherhood infiltration. Now we see Tsarnaevs “fell thru cracks”. She was right to ask.
I remember she was shut down by McCain et al on racism grounds, because how dare she accuse Huma.
Just bec she’s paranoid doesn’t mean the MB haven’t infiltrated DHS.
Honk!
thanks for tweeting that!
Well, we have the right to question anybody without their miranda rights, as long as we don’t intend to use any of that info in court. People are questioned all the time, witnesses, persons of interest, etc. He is like a witness to any future threats and I think we have the right to try and collect some info outside of the legal system.
I seriously doubt he was questioned for 16 hours. That sounds like the media making shit up again. He was unconscious, in surgery, and had a tube down his throat most of the time. They talked to him for a couple of hours at most, before the judge showed up.
I don’t have a problem with questioning people to find out if there are anymore potential threats about to happen. That’s not the same thing as torturing somebody and then using that info in court against them.
I think you’re right about the time. 16 hours from beginning (when he was conscious, etc) to end (when judge came in forMiranda rights). But not constantly for 16 hours– snippets of time in between the parameters, with breaks (doctors involved per his health , etc).
Media’s playing you, myiq. Drama sells, ya know.
Seriously? Didn’t we have this conversation? Going in NOTHING he was saying could be used against HIM. It was always about others. But “for some unknown reason” a US Attorney doesn’t want too much known about “others”, apparently. The FIX FROM ON HIGH is in. We are so scroogled.
Word is, the direction to the magistrate, an assistant federal attorney, and a defense attorney to go in and stop the questioning after 16 hours (not the 48 promised), came directly from Eric Holder.
FBI wasn’t even told they were coming—hadn’t finished questioning.
Finally! Heard someone on tv say “What good is the Patriot Act?” if it lets Tsarnaevs slip thru.
Of course it was on fox so I guess it doesn’t count.
🙂
Klown, is it constitutional for Congress to pass a law that supposedly applies to everyone in America and then exempt itself & its staff?
Seems like it shouldn’t be…
Bush dedication on Cspan 3 or live streamed here http://cs.pn/C3LIVE
I love seeing all the living prezzies together 😀
Not watching, but per twitter, Obama is chewing gum
John Nolte @NolteNC 1m
I agree with those who say Obama chewing gum is his passive-aggressive, public ‘f–k you’ to Bush and all this.
Just caught the speeches, loved Bill’s, you could feel a genuine respect for GWB in his voice, referred to Barb as “mom”. Hillary looked rested and fresh, new ‘do ?
Keith Koffler put a “nicorette alert” on his live stream post 😀 Obama’s speech was okay, just didn’t feel it, but he said nice things about GWB’s accomplishments (d’oh, about time).
Nice celebration of America today, the chorus’ Battle Hymn of the Republic gave me goosebumps. God Bless this country indeed !
nicorette
ON FOX too. 🙂
Cspan is going to replay it at 8pm ET. Worth it for the prezzie speeches. A political junkie’s dream 😀
cold shower needed in aisle 5! 🙂
https://twitter.com/GregWHoward/status/327454916404723713
Obama is gonna need some choom after that speech W gave.
He should ask W to share a fatty.
He should ask Dubya for the name of his speech writer.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/04/25/transcript-read-fmr-president-george-w-bushs-address-library-dedication
ROFL! That’s awful, but true.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/04/24/Big-Sis-declares-Obama-has-power-to-pick-which-laws-to-enforce-as-immigration-bill-would-grant-admin-more-authority
backtrack and big sis have the power to decide which laws to enforce and which ones not to enforce.
the times they are a changing
Federal judge just declared yesterday that they do NOT have the power to to do so.
Came as a result of lawsuit filed by the union employees (ICE, I think) who said such a command made them disobey the law. Federal judge agreed with employees. 🙂
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/04/24/Priest-Requests-Bodies-of-Babies-From-Gosnell-Clinic-For-Burial
Priest requests bodies from gosnell’s clinic to give them a proper burial
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/04/25/video-investigators-find-cache-of-fireworks-dumped-near-boston/
empty fireworks found in Watertown
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/manager_watertown_fireworks_not_left_by_bombers
not placed there by the bombers themselves. do not know if that is good or bad
So, speaking of Ricin Elvis – should he have been Mirandized?
Was he not?
just needed a laugh
http://www.newsdaily.com/article/594a5bf6c131c47fb5de8e3b17ec26f5/stud-found-among-the-mares-in-bourbon-pasture
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/report-federal-agency-charged-with-oversight-of-fe/nXXGj/
sounds like a clusterf–k
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/25/canadian-muslim-terrorist-who-plotted-to-blow-up-train-claims-he-should-go-free-because-the-koran-doesnt-ban-terrorism/
Canadian terrorist – the koran does not ban terrorism so he should go free
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/04/25/report-fbi-shocked-when-judge-waltzed-into-hospital-room-and-read-boston-terrorist-his-miranda-rights/
FBI was under the impression they had 48 hours to question bomber
If the government had their way they would invoke the so-called “public safety” exception in every case.
Without a doubt.
But does that change the fact that this is a case where it would actually apply – bomber who may plausibly have bombs/accomplices out there primed to go off?
Plausibly – for about 5 minutes.
Are there any other bombs out there? Where are they?
Notice that the OBAMA administration decided to expand the PSE far more broadly than SCOTUS. No court has ruled on this broad interpretation.
In 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation encouraged agents to use a broad interpretation of public safety-related questions in terrorism cases, stating that the “magnitude and complexity” of terrorist threats justified “a significantly more extensive public safety interrogation without Miranda warnings than would be permissible in an ordinary criminal case,”
Wait, so is the DOJ, by charging dirtbag asap & therefore requiring the Miranda warning process etc to kick off, sending the msg that this is merely a criminal case and not a real terrorism case?
Just like Fort Hood is a workplace violence case?
Fox reported (Megan) that during those 16 hours, defendant told them they had been on their way to New York–TImes Square—next.
Judge & attorneys came in and Mirandized before they could find out more.
Now they can’t ask.
Why does it matter? They didn’t make it out of Boston.
Iowa Hawk
David Burge @iowahawkblog 58m
Holder ignored warnings about Tsarnaev; probably thought it was a ruse to throw him off the trail of Lance Armstrong. #priorities
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/04/25/abc-budget-cuts-could-delay-boston-bomber-trial/
could delay speedy trial
http://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2013/04/25/the-public-safety-follies/?singlepage=true
interesting article on justice dept decision
http://terrellaftermath.com/
Michael Graham @IAMMGraham 1m
“Aw, they blow up so fast” #StuffTerroristsMomsSay
LOL
http://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2013/04/25/the-dword-n1577247/page/full/
Victor Davis Hanson on deportation
http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/gutsy-federal-judge-whacks-obama/
a federal judge with guts!!!!!!
What rational person thinks the questioning will lead to critical evidence of his guilt?
The issue of self-incrimination is moot at this point for him. If he were not Mirandized and all his answers ruled inadmissible in court, I doubt it would have any effect on the determination of his guilt or innocence.