A West Virginia eighth-grader who was suspended from school for refusing to change his National Rifle Association T-shirt faces up to one year in jail and a $500 fine after being formally charged with obstructing an officer.
Jared Marcum, 14, appeared before a judge Monday and was hit with formal charges that carry a maximum $500 fine and up to a year in jail. The Logan County Police Department initially claimed that Marcum was arrested April 18 for disturbing the education process and obstructing an officer. His father said that officers even went as far as threatening to charge Jared with making terror threats.
“In my view of the facts, Jared didn’t do anything wrong,” Ben White, Jared’s attorney told WTRF. “I think officer Adkins could have done something differently.”
Arresting officer James Adkins claimed that Marcum’s refusal to talk obstructed his ability to do his job, while White argued that Adkins never made reference to any violent acts or threats in his petition.
He was silent!!!
This adds on to this story which has me spitting mad!
In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court ruled today that a potential defendant’s silence can be used against him if he is being interviewed by police but is not arrested (and read his Miranda rights) and has not verbally invoked the protection of the Fifth Amendment.
So your fucking RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT can only be used if you SPEAK OUT THAT YOU ARE REMAINING SILENT UNDER THE LAW???????
How in blue fuck do courts come to these decisions? This makes me wonder if in fact we aren’t living in total Anarchy with a veneer of lawful society painted over it.
The law means NOTHING….great!
