 Responses from legal observers and the media were divided . Many considered Berghuis a further erosion of Miranda and were concerned it was " turning the clocks back " on safeguards developed in previous cases . At least one scholar has argued that Thompkins effectively gutted Miranda Others saw the ruling as a sign of strength and a signal that the Court , under its own impetus , was willing to address known issues resulting from the view of terrorism as crime . The more common view was concerned that vulnerable citizens could now be placed under pressure and , despite having an understanding of their rights , could be more easily coerced in a manner prejudicial to their interests . 
