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Never help the cops. This includes never talking to the cops. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik -- Part 1

Never help the cops. This includes never talking to the cops. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik -- Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fZQWjDVKE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fZQWjDVKE -- Part 2

Joakal 16y ago
Pretty much only applies in USA.
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- dimitar 16y ago
  Really? So the police cannot be called as a witness in other countries and incriminate you by contradicting you with your own words?
  - mechanical_fish 16y ago
    To be fair, what the comment may be saying is something entirely different: Many countries don't have a Fifth Amendment. You have to talk to the cops, or they will force you. Possibly by torture. (Even in the USA, cops torturing people into talking is not just a routine staple of crime drama, but is also tragically common in real life.)
    - dimitar 16y ago
      I'm pretty aware that in my country it is highly probable (but not for sure) for the police to get 'physical' (as the guy in the second video said), but I don't expect to get tortured in the way you see in movies. I still think the best course of action is to endure some mild abuse and display non-defiant, respectful behaviour and still refuse to answer any questions.
- StrawberryFrog 16y ago
  So you'd be happy to say anything to cops in any corrupt 3rd-world country then?
  - adrianN 16y ago
    In such a country, not talking to the cops is not necessarily better.
  - khafra 16y ago
    In such a situation, my understanding is that the more you say, the better. But talk with your wallet.
mgw 16y ago
Bit from the second video: "How many parties need to know that a phone conversation in Virginia is being recorded? One. Me." (Coming from a policeman that tries to get confessions over the phone.)
tom_b 16y ago
Be polite to cops. But, never hurts to remain aware that part of their job is to help turn arrests into convictions. Think of it as a customer conversion metric. Nothing wrong with not talking to them without the advice of an attorney.

Joakal 16y ago

Pretty much only applies in USA.

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dimitar 16y ago
Really? So the police cannot be called as a witness in other countries and incriminate you by contradicting you with your own words?
- mechanical_fish 16y ago
  To be fair, what the comment may be saying is something entirely different: Many countries don't have a Fifth Amendment. You have to talk to the cops, or they will force you. Possibly by torture. (Even in the USA, cops torturing people into talking is not just a routine staple of crime drama, but is also tragically common in real life.)
  - dimitar 16y ago
    I'm pretty aware that in my country it is highly probable (but not for sure) for the police to get 'physical' (as the guy in the second video said), but I don't expect to get tortured in the way you see in movies. I still think the best course of action is to endure some mild abuse and display non-defiant, respectful behaviour and still refuse to answer any questions.
StrawberryFrog 16y ago
So you'd be happy to say anything to cops in any corrupt 3rd-world country then?
- adrianN 16y ago
  In such a country, not talking to the cops is not necessarily better.
- khafra 16y ago
  In such a situation, my understanding is that the more you say, the better. But talk with your wallet.

mgw 16y ago

Bit from the second video: "How many parties need to know that a phone conversation in Virginia is being recorded? One. Me." (Coming from a policeman that tries to get confessions over the phone.)

tom_b 16y ago

Be polite to cops. But, never hurts to remain aware that part of their job is to help turn arrests into convictions. Think of it as a customer conversion metric. Nothing wrong with not talking to them without the advice of an attorney.