Well, I Laughed
Falsely Imprisoned pt.2: Gossip Gossip Gossip
This episode provides more thrilling content than any other true crime podcasts out there can! Maia leads Grant and her listeners through a series of undercover police operations and legal challenges to answer the question—how legal is gossip in the courtroom? Find out whether the answers bring about more questions and uncover the context around Miranda rights and know what the Perkins Operation is.
There is never a dull moment in Well, I Laughed, and Grant and Maia do so by using friendship humor to take you through the tides of gossip!
Key Highlights
Reminiscing the Past: Grant and Maia reflect fondly using friendship humor of their drunken expeditions. They pull fun at each other and entertain the listeners with various anecdotes about their friends, family and acquaintances. They also move towards relationship humor by discussing old crushes and seating arrangements. They share light-hearted jokes in their comedy podcast and recap the things they discussed before moving ahead to the topic at hand.
Miranda Rights: After a lighthearted discussion, Grant and Maia move towards grimmer topics making the episode like a true crime podcast. They move towards the discussion about Ernesto Arturo Miranda who was the criminal whose case was set aside in the U.S Supreme Court and who became the reason behind Miranda Rights. The educational element of the podcast informs the readers about the terms of Miranda Rights, how and when they are invoked and clarifies the history behind them.
Perkins Operation: After their discussion on Miranda Rights, Grant and Maia steer the direction of their podcast to the Perkins Operation which comprises of the tactics used in gathering critical information to advance criminal investigations. They discuss the ethics of using Perkins and ponder upon its implications. They also discuss various cases in which a combination of Perkins and Miranda has been used.
Key Quotes
- “The Fifth Amendment right protects from self-incrimination and requires police to inform their detainee of any rights of their rights sixth amendment guarantees criminal suspect the right to a personal or state-issued attorney so you don't need to be questioned by law enforcement without the presence of an attorney.”
- “They always say on movies should I stop no you can go okay is this why they always say in movies are you a cop because if you're a cop you gotta say so is that where this comes from.”
- “The state is in a unique position to exploit vulnerability because it has virtually complete control over the suspect's environment thus the state can ensure that a suspect is barraged with questions from an undercover agent until the suspect confesses.”
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Sources:
casemine.com "People v Perkins"
casetext.com "People v. Perkins"
Library of Congress "1966: Miranda v. Arizona"
en.wikipedia.org "Illinois v. Perkins"
lexisnexis.com "Casebrief: Illinois v Perkins"
law.jrank.org "Illinois v. Perkins: Significance"
prisonlegalnews.org "California Cops Impersonate Prisoners to Obtain Evidence, Confessions"
kesq.com "‘I’m screwed’: What a quadruple murder suspect told undercover agents in jail"
Maia's friend who was studying for the bar at the time also helped her understanding the case law (She passed the bar too!)
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