For now, the government is invoking the public safety exception, a designation that allows investigators to question Tsarnaev without reading him his Miranda rights, a Justice Department official told CNN on condition of anonymity.

In ordinary cases, a suspect is told by police he has the right to remain silent and he has the right to a lawyer.

But this is not an ordinary case, say U.S. Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

They urged that Tsarnaev be held as an "enemy combatant," a designation that allows a suspect to be questioned without a lawyer and without being informed of his Miranda rights.

azrider wrote:so when and how did black hat blow himself up? unfortunately i am not akin to the studies of a medical examiner, but i would not think the wound on the side of the abdomen to be inflicted from an automobile.

PhillieMooDo wrote:

azrider wrote:so when and how did black hat blow himself up? unfortunately i am not akin to the studies of a medical examiner, but i would not think the wound on the side of the abdomen to be inflicted from an automobile.

You don't think 3000lbs pressing down on your chest could pop you open?

azrider wrote:

PhillieMooDo wrote:

azrider wrote:so when and how did black hat blow himself up? unfortunately i am not akin to the studies of a medical examiner, but i would not think the wound on the side of the abdomen to be inflicted from an automobile.

You don't think 3000lbs pressing down on your chest could pop you open?

i would think everything would kind of go crunchy inside first, but once again i am not a coroner.

azrider wrote:so when and how did black hat blow himself up? unfortunately i am not akin to the studies of a medical examiner, but i would not think the wound on the side of the abdomen to be inflicted from an automobile.

td11 wrote:and the reason older tamerlane the older brother looked like he did:

He was handcuffed, unconscious, and in cardiac arrest, Dr. Schoenfeld said.

The trauma team put a breathing tube in the patient’s throat, Dr. Schoenfeld said, then cut open his chest to see if blood or other fluid was collecting around his heart. His handcuffs were removed at some point during the resuscitation attempt, he said, because “when the patient is in cardiac arrest and we’re doing all these procedures, we need to be able to move their arms around.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/bo ... wanted=all

WilliamC wrote:This thread is getting graphic.

Late last year, Homeland Security officials contacted the F.B.I. to learn more about its interview with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, federal law enforcement officials said. The F.B.I. reported its conclusion that he did not present a threat.