How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph) or (Section.Subsection.Paragraph)
Quote #4
With a lawyer present, the likelihood that the police will practice coercion is reduced, and, if coercion is nevertheless exercised, the lawyer can testify to it in court. (Opinion.III.7)
It's amazing to realize how obvious this right sounds to many Americans, yet how foreign it may be in lots of other countries.
Quote #5
Society has always paid a stiff price for law and order […]. (HarlanDissent.1.III.7)
This is the classic debate between having rights and having safety. Do you agree that, to allow the police to do their job effectively we must give up some rights? White thinks this is just a basic fact of life, so get over it. This is like the argument about the government allowing surveillance of American citizens' phone calls and emails because of national security concerns. Is is worth giving up some civil liberties in exchange for being safe? Paging Edward Snowden…