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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Staggering Levels Of Mercury Found In Top NYC Sushi Spots
Gack! That's not good news at all.
I guess I should be glad the majority of my sushi consumption these days is cheap stuff for lunch and not Blue Ribbon. (But oh, Blue Ribbon Sushi, you are so very delicious. Yum.)
I have Godiva chocolate and the new Torchwood. But no pie.
Staggering Levels Of Mercury Found In Top NYC Sushi Spots
It's likely not limited to NY. Any bluefin tuna is likely to have elevated mercury levels.
Timelies all!
No pie here, alas.
In honor of Nat'l Pie Day I am attempting a sort of Lime Pie. I was going to make two mini pies, because that's how much filling materials I have to hand, but I only have one mini pie pan. That I can find. So I have pressed crumbled graham crackers into a largish ramekin and will fill that in a bit. It'll be like pie. I hope.
Oh, I have that Miranda question again. Why do they say "will be used against you in a court of law" when it's not true?
Oh, and Salma post partum.
Why do they say "will be used against you in a court of law" when it's not true?
They don't always. The longer version that asks "Do you understand?" after every statement of rights just says "may be used against you in a court of law". The short version was written by Harold Berliner and someone else, Berliner was a printer and put it on wallet-sized cards for easy reference which is how the wording spread so fast. Why it's worded that way, though, I don't know.
I read a British murder mystery a million years ago in which the detective (a police detective, not an amateur) made the point that while Americans say "used against", the British just say "used in a court of law". I have no idea how accurate that is, but it stuck in my head as a point of interest.
Shrift, I'm working in your vicinity again. I'll be here through next week if you want to catch a meal sometime.
Yay, that would be awesome! Is dinner still a better option? The only days I can't go are Monday and Tuesday next week, because I'm heading to Wicker Park immediately after work for some hilarious dance party concert action.
I has new hair! These pictures will explode in about 24 hours:
ETA: I have a bare nape! Somebody alert Hecubus.
If this text is accurate:
The person in custody must, prior to interrogation, be clearly informed that he has the right to remain silent, and that anything he says will be used against him in court; he must be clearly informed that he has the right to consult with a lawyer and to have the lawyer with him during interrogation, and that, if he is indigent, a lawyer will be appointed to represent him.
my question stands--what the defendant says may be used against him. Why say "will," then?
What I've noticed recently in British shows is that they say (paraphrase horribly) that they won't be too impressed if you come up with a good defense later rather than sooner.