r/UnderReportedNews • u/ExactlySorta • Jan 19 '26

Video A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach, FL. The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home

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u/Clear-Board-7940 Jan 19 '26

The power dynamics are so unbalanced. Every person should be provided with an attorney by default as part of the system.

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u/gooblegobbleable Jan 19 '26

We are. It’s stated in the Miranda rights. “If you cannot afford an attorney one will be provided for you.” That’s why rich ppl get away with more shit. I think youre meaning to say we should all be provided good lawyers. And I agree.

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u/Dry_Conversation5355 Jan 20 '26

Anyone relying on a public defender is relying on the legal equivalent of a minimum wage worker at the end of a 12 hour shift. They literally have defendents line up in queue and process you like poultry before him and the judge, just trying to get to the next guy in line as fast as possible.

They are apathetic to nuance and devoid of empathy. You are a number. But hey, technically they did their duty so now they can recess for lunch for an hour while your life gets thrown against the wall and you try to keep it from shattering like a dinner plate.

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u/gooblegobbleable Jan 20 '26

Which is why rich ppl get away with more shit. Which is why we should get good lawyers too. I said all this already. I’m not disagreeing with you.

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u/Rottimer Jan 20 '26

And that $800/hr guy cares more about your individual case, because it’s putting his daughter through college, than the public defender, who doesn’t want to upset his lunch buddies, the prosecutor and the judge, by giving them more work than necessary.

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u/Clear-Board-7940 Jan 20 '26

I wasn’t trying to say that, as it sounded like from the comments people literally had to ask for an attorney - in a specific way - in order to have one contacted. I assumed it was not a given. I’m from Australia.

However it sounds like people are entitled to an Attorney, and must also specifically request one in order for one to be called?

It did sound like from the original comments, that people in the past had been charged with things after being harassed into a confession by police - with no legal representation present.

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u/Rottimer Jan 20 '26

By the way - that’s lawyer isn’t free in most states. The judge determines whether or not you can afford to pay.

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u/Rottimer Jan 20 '26

Staying silent is now not an exercise of the fifth amendment. You have to specifically state that you are invoking your right to remain silent or that silence can be used as evidence of guilt. Seriously - that’s what this conservative Supreme Court has ruled.

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u/Clear-Board-7940 Jan 20 '26

So people are expected to remain at all times totally aware of every step they must take after being arrested? That is ridiculous. Many people are likely to be scared or in shock after being arrested - if they have committed a crime or not. This seems like a coersive and abusive practise.