security guard

[DI1980NOEL]

can a security guard read you your mirana rights???

[Eve]

Can you claify mirena?

You don't mean mereva do you (freezing of bank account)?

[DI1980NOEL]

No I mean Miranda rights, you know you have the right to remain silent etc

[Mumof2]

Maybe 'Miranda rights ' perhaps

[monkeyeyes]

This is primarily a UK-based web-site...................Miranda rights are specifically American.

[Eve]

Ahh, are you in the US?

This is a mainly UK website though I will see if I can find out for you.

[jno]

anyone can read them to you. You can read them to yourself. The real question, presumably, is whether a security guard has the right to detain you or whatever?

[DI1980NOEL]

What I need to know is it lawful for anyone other than a policeman to read you your rights as surely it would'nt mean anything if it was'nt a policeman???

[monkeyeyes]

What were the circumstances ?
I the UK we are able to make a 'citizens arrest'................it doesn't involve reading out the apprehended his/her rights.....

[jno]

Polie are supposed to read them to you before asking you questions. But I shouldn't think you would normally have to answer questions from security guards anyway, so it hardly matters. (But I'm no expert on US law.) Some details here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_warning

[DI1980NOEL]

This is in the Uk, London in fact, the place where I worked had some money go missing and we were all questioned and this security woman said you have the right to remain silent etc and I thought only a policeman has the authority to read anyone their rights and it to mean something.

[colin6789]

I am not legaly trained but you do have a right not to answer any questions put to you by a private person. Your contract of employment may specify what their security guards as agents can do, this however cannot break UK or EU law. Some other people than the police do have powers of arrest and caution, these are usually government or local authority officers. Do you work for a government or private organisation?.

If the security guard made you think that they were in some was connected to the police or that by not answering there questions you would be seen as guilty. Was it the whole British caution (like on The Bill or similar programmes), or a made up American one?.

Did you think you were arrested in any way and could not just leave if you wanted to. There could be a civil or criminal case. You could have a word with your Union, or any one who is in a union who also questioned. Try HR and tell then you are unhappy, somebody may have overstepped there powers and got carried away. I know that the Police are very hot on private companies trying to look like the police by vehicle marking, uniforms (thats why many wear American looking uniforms) as well as their actions and contact with the public. If you feel so strongly about it and get nowhere with internal complaints try your local Police.