Well then, if someone is ever falsely accused or suspected of something, the law enforcement agency can avoid lawsuits by saying he was just a “person of interest”, and was never suspected of anything. Interesting..........
Think about it, a person of interest could be someone who witnessed something, someone who could provide an alibi, someone who knows people involved, etc. It could mean anything.
“person of interest”,
Those pesky 5th amendment rights!
If arrested you have them.
If accused you have them
If named a ‘suspect’ you have them
If charged you have them
If you are just simply ‘a person of interest’ it means only that law enforcement is checking you out. After Miranda - the police are limited in everything but semantics.