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Editorial ( . Neighborhood News Thurs.” j 23, 1966 Supreme Court Should W ake Up!! The Supreme Court seems to have lost the use of good common sense in its ruling that all confessions to police are vold if the police fall to warn a criminal suspect of his constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent. The Supreme Court has gone sii out to protect the rights of the criminal, but what about 'the rights of the good, decent, law abiding cflizn? We are constantly being told that we must do nothing to hurt or offend the rights of people for fear geome innocent person might be harmed. Tt is time we start thinking of the greater good of the majority of peo ple. There may be a few cases of an -: . innocent person being wronged, but these are rare in our opinion. But, at . the rate the Supreme Court is going, il will be alomst impowsible to convict © / .. anyone, Who is doing anything to pro- _ ‘tect the innocent peuple, the vast ma- jority of our citizens? The forgotten man seems to be the law abiding, the tax paying citizen, the person who is trying to do right by himself and his neighbors. He seems ‘tbo have no rights. He seems to be get- ting less and less protection. He never - seems to get much consideration, par- - ticularly from the Supreme Court and its ridiculous rulings. Yes, the Supreme Court protects the scum of the earth. The Supreme Court feels that these individuals - should be pampered and petted and their rights must get full considera- tion. The Supreme Court by its rulings seems to say that the three boys who killed Wechter J. Clark, the bus driver, in cold blood must have their rights protected. The police must warn these three punks of their constitutional rights to counsel and to remain silent. ‘Yes, these no good hoods must be pro - tested, but who took care of the rights of Wechter Clark aa he drove his bus? - Who will take care of his widow and the children lef? behind? It seems to us that it would be most _ difficult: for the Supreme Court to a “Wecosien’ ; explain or to defend ita ruling to Mrs. Clark or the children. These so called smart guys, the Supreme Court Judges, sit in their ivory tower and outthink themselves and do great dam- age to our country. They may be emart men, 100 times smarter than the writer of this editorial, but they are lacking in one great item... common-sense. They seem to forget that the majority of citizens, the good citizens need some protection. They. seem’ to forget that some of their re- cent rulings are making it much easier for the criminals to commit crimes, The Supreme Court in its 5 to 4 decision held that upon the suspect's’ request, the police must: Permit him to consult with his at-| torney. Provide an attorney if he is too im- poverished to hire one. : Permit the attorney to be present during the police interrogation. Immediately stop all questioning if the suspect says he doesn't want to _ talk further or wante to talk to his lawyer. The suspect can waive these rights . but only after a clear and careful warning. It is time that, we the people, be- come aroused and start doing some- thing about Chief Justice Warren and some of his Irberal cohorts before all law and order go down the drain. We feel that the great majority of Ameri- . can citizens are fed up with the Su-*— preme Court's pampering and petting and protecting of the criminals in our: , country. This latest decision is the last straw in a series of Supreme Court blunders that we feel has helped to protect the criminal and has caused an increase in the crime rate. Just for a change .. let's start thinking about the good, decent people. It is time for the Su-. _ preme Court to wake up and use sone common sense. ~- * ee