re: #193 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!

Not sure what you’re saying here — the report says they were read their Miranda rights. (In my younger, demonstrating days, we had workshops on what to do if we were detained or arrested. I don’t know if they’re doing it now,)

I didn’t quite say it properly. They tried to intimidate the person who they arrested/kidnapped. People know the phrase “Miranda Rights” from TV, and know you have to have them read to you, but not nearly as many people know what to do in the situation this guy was in. A whole lot of people would have attempted to talk their way out of it, which would have gotten them in trouble, because it’s not that hard to confess to a crime.