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One time a neighbor knocked on my door. She was concerned. "Can you hear those children screaming?" Stepping outside with her I found I could, just, maybe a few

One time a neighbor knocked on my door. She was concerned. "Can you hear those children screaming?" Stepping outside with her I found I could, just, maybe a few hundred metres away. "We better call the cops" I said. The cops arrived within minutes. It turned out that the local school had invited a farmer to bring some lambs to the school and we could hear the kids squealing in delight. The cops, my neighbor and I had a good laugh about it. This is one of many times I've talked to cops in my life and I've invariably had pleasant and good natured conversations. Perhaps I should mention I don't live in the USA.

williamdclt 6y ago
> Perhaps I should mention I don't live in the USA As a non-US resident: indeed you're having a much different conversation than everybody here. This advice also makes some sense in other countries, but this article (NY times), the advice ("don't talk to police"), the lecture, the context (eg Miranda) are all pretty US-specific. In my country the defendant is legally allowed to lie and the police is not!
- syops 6y ago
  What country is this?
  - username90 6y ago
    Sweden for example. Not sure why you'd have a lower bar for the police than for civilians. Police are professionals and should act like it. Arrested civilians are in a stressful situation and should be given leniency. Or do you really think the current situation in USA where the best advice is "Don't talk to the police ever!" really helps with solving crimes? If people instead trusted that police aren't allowed to lie, and that what they say can't be used against them even if it doesn't add up, they would be much more cooperative with the police and hence help solve crime better.
    - syops 6y ago
      I was just asking for an example. Sweden is one. Now I know.
      - username90 6y ago
        Sorry, I thought you were on the "How would police do their job without lying crowd" and assumed such police forces didn't exist. Anyway most of Europe works that way. Not sure why the culture of the police in US is so different.

williamdclt 6y ago

> Perhaps I should mention I don't live in the USA As a non-US resident: indeed you're having a much different conversation than everybody here. This advice also makes some sense in other countries, but this article (NY times), the advice ("don't talk to police"), the lecture, the context (eg Miranda) are all pretty US-specific. In my country the defendant is legally allowed to lie and the police is not!

syops 6y ago
What country is this?
- username90 6y ago
  Sweden for example. Not sure why you'd have a lower bar for the police than for civilians. Police are professionals and should act like it. Arrested civilians are in a stressful situation and should be given leniency. Or do you really think the current situation in USA where the best advice is "Don't talk to the police ever!" really helps with solving crimes? If people instead trusted that police aren't allowed to lie, and that what they say can't be used against them even if it doesn't add up, they would be much more cooperative with the police and hence help solve crime better.
  - syops 6y ago
    I was just asking for an example. Sweden is one. Now I know.
    - username90 6y ago
      Sorry, I thought you were on the "How would police do their job without lying crowd" and assumed such police forces didn't exist. Anyway most of Europe works that way. Not sure why the culture of the police in US is so different.