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There's a difference between being a witness and being interrogated. I'd dare say you have a civic duty to answer questions that aren't about you if a Cop asks
by TomOfTTB 16y ago
There's a difference between being a witness and being interrogated. I'd dare say you have a civic duty to answer questions that aren't about you if a Cop asks them. Cops wouldn't be able to catch actual criminals if citizens don't talk to them at all.
But once they start asking about you that's when you lawyer up
- jfager 16y agoIf you actually have information and there's not even the slightest possibility that it could turn bad for you, then sure, be a good citizen. But if you don't have any information, or if there's even the most remote possibility at all that you could somehow be implicated by the information you have (or by the fact that you have the information in the first place), then plainly, simply, and politely: "I have nothing to say" and "May I go now?".
- branden 16y agoI'd dare say you have a civic duty to answer questions that aren't about you if a Cop asks them. I think this is the key difference of perspective between you and the people you're debating. But what's interesting is that you're arguing the tactical disadvantages of something you believe people have a civic duty not to do. Are you sure one opinion isn't influencing the other?