Sadly, this is not true. The police can say you were joking and some (racist) judges believe it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/02/t

Sadly, this is not true. The police can say you were joking and some (racist) judges believe it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/02/the-suspect-told-police-give-me-a-lawyer-dog-the-court-says-he-wasnt-asking-for-a-lawyer/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/02...