Sometimes I watch those body cam police videos on Youtube

I thought I saw something where the police was reading the Miranda rights to the suspect. I was watching a video about 5 minutes ago, and I find it fascinating when the officer reads the Miranda rights, and asks if the person understands those rights, and they say yes (but do they really understand what's been told to them?)

There's a lawyer on YouTube, Ugo Lord, I thought at one point he said you can request a lawyer during questioning, okay so how does that work exactly? Like on this video this girl stole $20,000 in cash from a store she worked at. He reads her Miranda rights and says, before questioning a lawyer may be requested, so wait, if they wanted to ask her questions and she says, I want a lawyer, do they then put her in handcuffs, take her to jail and wait until a lawyer is available?

I don't understand how that works exactly. If you're in that present moment of committing a crime, let's say it's 5:13pm on a Tuesday, most law offices are probably closed by now, even still, even if it was 3:13pm, how does being able to contact a lawyer work? Like they aren't coming out to you at that exact moment I wouldn't think.

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Longpatrol · 31-35, M

They'd have to wait until legal representation got to you, and in that time police cannot ask you any questions

twiigss · M

@Longpatrol So then for example, say you're having your Miranda rights read to you at the front of the store, can you then say I want a lawyer, but they still take you to jail, and then you end up going to court? Like that whole thing is confusing. But I feel like police reading the Miranda rights is when people install a game and blindly agree to the EULA without reading it.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@twiigss If you request a lawyer at any point in questioning, or before questioning. police cannot ask you any questions until you have representation. But yes, they would take you to jail and wait there for your attorney to arrive and consult with you before anything else is done.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@twiigss youre going to jail anyway. xD

twiigss · M

@DeluxedEdition Yeah that's I would think too. Like they make it sound as if you say, okay I want a lawyer that one is just going to magically appear lol. No, you're going to go to jail and most likely get one of those court appointed lawyers.

It just fascinates me how the officers read that Miranda, knowing full well people who say Yes I understand, don't understand a thing that was just read to them lol.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@twiigss no you can get an actual lawyer. But you stating to the cop that you have a lawyer isn't going to change the fact that you're going to jail.

I agree. It's the same way with a lot of laws. You can get arrested for breaking a law you didnt even know about. And that's not an excuse either. You're still going to jail. Idk about there but jail affects you being able to get govt assistance and a job.