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P1 Humor Corner: Miranda, revised

You may not have yet been told, but there is a newly-revised manner in which we can Mirandize a subject. You begin by saying, “You are under arrest and...” from there you can add any one, two, three (or all!) of the following options.

1.) No, I don’t care who you are.
2.) No, I don’t care who you know.
3.) Yes... you do pay my salary.
4.) Yes... you CAN have my job.
5.) No, I don’t have anything better to do.
6.) Yes, I DO arrest real criminals sometimes.
7.) No, I am not picking on you because you are________ (fill in).
8.) No, I can’t give you a break.
9.) No, I don’t know your friend, Officer __________(fill in).
10.) Yes, you will be allowed to make a phone call.
11.) Yes, I’m sure you will never do it again.
12.) No, we can’t talk about it.
13.) Yes, it DOES make me happy.
14.) Yes, you WILL see me in court.
15.) ...Add your own idea in the comments area below!

Thank you, have a nice day.

Marty Katz is a retired sergeant with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During his 34-year career, his assignments included field training officer, SWAT team member, undercover narcotics detective, academy instructor street crime suppression unit and supervisor of Recruitment, Criminal investigations and Patrol. Marty is a Florida Department of Law Enforcement certified instructor (Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Driving, First Responder, Ethics and Human Diversity), Expert Witness for Use of Force issues, a member of ILEETA, and past Florida Chapter Director for the International Association of Ethics Trainers In addition, Marty has trained in Japan with the Tokyo Metropolitan Riot Police and is a martial arts instructor.

Marty is owner and chief instructor of Crimewave Solutions, a training company for officer survival and common sense self defense. His first book, Past the Uniform, was published in 2008.

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