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Citizens
have rights
8-7-01
To
the editor:
In
reply to the Deputy Bob Spickard case and to set the record
straight: In my opinion Deputy Spickard, the sheriff, the
states attorney and the two sitting judges in Logan County either
knew or should have known that every citizen has the right to
remain silent during any and all police investigations, civil or
criminal, before, during or after you are arrested. From a case
involving a litigant by the name of Miranda and heard by the U.S.
Supreme Court in 1966 was born the "Miranda rights," the
right if you have been arrested to remain silent or your right to
have an attorney present during interrogations.
As
reported by this newspaper, and by Deputy Spickard’s own
admission, he attacked Mr. Gleason because he refused to cooperate
in his investigation, and that was the reason Officer Spickard
stated he entered Gleason’s home. This officer was wrong, dead
wrong, in my opinion, for entering this home under the
circumstances outlined in all the reports I have read. The police
are not allowed to enter your home without your permission without
a search warrant. Read the U.S. Constitution, and these rights and
the previous rights I have outlined in this letter must be
protected by law enforcement and the courts, not violated by them.
As
for the Gleason family being bad people, it is no excuse, in my
opinion, for this deputy or any officer of the law to violate
their rights or our rights. If we allow the police to violate the
rights of people of low social standing, then later on none of us
will be safe from their wrath.
Most
of the comments that I have heard regarding this issue, in support
of Officer Spickard and the local police departments, defy the
law, in my opinion. It is further my opinion this officer should
be disciplined for his conduct and not be receiving donations to
pay his legal bills.
As
for him being found innocent of any wrongdoing by his peers, the
finding is a direct result of the masses not knowing the law, in
my opinion. Deputy Bob Spickard would have been found guilty if
this would have been heard by a judge who knows the law instead of
a jury, in my opinion. Bench trials are also much less expensive.
Maybe now you can guess why Spickard chose the jury route instead
of the less expensive way.
In
the future, stand up for your rights. Know the law, don't be
fooled.
Citizens
for Justice, Inc.
Lester
C. Van Bibber III
President
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