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> "F.B.I. agents on the case, advised by N.S.A. technical experts, do not believe Mr. Martin is fully cooperating, the officials say. He has spoken mainly throu
by deanCommie 10y ago
> "F.B.I. agents on the case, advised by N.S.A. technical experts, do not believe Mr. Martin is fully cooperating, the officials say. He has spoken mainly through his lawyers"
As is his right and what every sensible entirely innocent individual in his position should be doing. If the government (at any level from civic to federal to international) arrests you for any crime with serious charges, it is ABSOLUTELY the most prudent thing to communicate solely through your lawyers.
There is too great of a risk of being convicted due to doubt and natural human inconsistency otherwise.
For anyone that doubts how even the most innocent person can be convicted for not heeding this advice, there is a hilarious and content-dense lecture on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGgKLgVNfAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGgKLgVNfAo
- JustSomeNobody 10y ago100 percent agree. If you're speaking through your lawyer, you are cooperating. Never ever speak to law enforcement without a lawyer there to explain the law to you if you've been charged, or sometimes even if you're being questioned, about a crime.
- bostonpete 10y agoIt's not clear (to me) whether the "through his lawyers" comment is intending to convey the reason the FBI doesn't believe he's cooperating. It could just as likely be setting up the next sentence which says the lawyers declined to comment. If the "through his lawyers" comment was explaining the FBI's level of belief, it should have been stated more explicitly. I kind of doubt it though -- local law enforcement might be suspicious of someone who lawyers up, for the FBI, it must be pretty much standard (or at least not unusual).