Jack Reacher's Rules

MIRANDA

The Miranda warning is used by U.S. police when questioning criminal suspects, to protect the individual from compelled self-incrimination, and to preserve the admissibility of the criminal’s statement in court. It originated in 1966 after Miranda vs. Arizona, when an Ernesto Arturo Miranda was deemed to have had his rights violated during his arrest.

• You have the right to remain silent.

• Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law.

• You have the right to speak to an attorney.

• If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.

• Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you?

“Ernesto A. Miranda was a moron, you know that?” Deerfield said. “A couple of smokes short of a pack. He was a subnormal guy. He needed the protection. You subnormal? You a moron, Reacher?”

“Probably, to be putting up with this shit.”