Just to clear this up. If you are caught in the act of a crime then they do not have to say the Miranda Rights to you. If you don't agree please get caught in Birmingham, Al. breaking the law. Originally Posted by ilikepieI have never heard of this anywhere, where the police are not required to read you your miranda rights regardless of being caught in the act of breaking the law. Now if we are talking about dirty cops, who lie, and so forth.. that is a whole other subject.
As far as cops making shit up in their police reports, according to a friend of mine who was an officer for 10-12 years they do that to fit what the DA needs for a case. So if the police have something that doesn't fit the scenario of the arrest they adlib to make it fit in the police report. That is my understanding, and yes, technically that would be lying if it is not accurate.