ΠΟΥΤ ΔΕ ΚΟΤ ΝΤΑΟΥΝ = "Miranda Rights"

We all live in a city in which the police force is ubiquitous, especially in the Centre... Riots, demonstrations, lawlessness and general crime make law enforcement essential to both the State and the average citizen. But are there any limits? Can anyone be subjected to prosecution?

In democratic and non-militaristic societies, the Police is a Corps controlled by the Constitution and the Government, bound to operate within strict boundaries set by the Law. Therefore, it cannot arbitrarily use whichever method of enforcement or investigation it deems necessary.

In Greece, a relatively recent tv ad illustrated -in a humorous but not unrealistic manner- our national perception of the anachronistic character of criminal pursuits and arrests. A chubby, panting officer in pursuit of a villager in flight, shouting in a phoney, over the top american accent his Miranda rights, ordering him to stop. We all had a good laugh at it. What we don't have, is actual Miranda Rights!

The Miranda warning -also referred to as Miranda Rights- is a warning that is required to be given by the Police in the USA to criminal suspects in police custody before interrogation, to inform them of their constitutional rights. Almost all of us know it by heart, having heard it in almost every american action movie: "You have the right to remain silent, etc, etc".

So, to every law-abiding citizen and honorable student of Mr Bokos, I dedicate the advice given on the following video: Ask for a lawyer, and keep your mouth shut!*

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2-nKV5odbw

*also applies in case you haven't finished your h/w and are facing the wrath of your beloved professor...