The "Right" to Remain Silent

The "Right" to Remain Silent
a witness does not [affirm the right] by simply standing mute...
[the suspect] was required to assert the privilege
in order to benefit from it.
— Salinas v. Texas

Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The first line of the Miranda warning, the spiel cops are supposed to read before arresting and interrogating a suspect, goes "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." But do you really have the right to remain silent?