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Talking to the police is a bad idea at any age.

• sethammons 5y ago
  A number of years ago, I fell into a YouTube rabbit hole on this topic. Many people think, "I've not done anything, I'll help this cop because it is the right thing to do." And that is naive. There is a risk present and you increase your personal risk the more you talk. I've shown my kids the scene in Making a Murderer where they lie to the kid and feed him lines to they can convict. They know if there is an emergency to call 911. They have also been told to not talk to cops outside of needing assistance.
  • Clubber 5y ago
    The problem is people are generally good and honest and want to be helpful. Many municipalities are not, they're trying to improve their score to justify their salary. Since people are generally good and honest, they naturally assume the government must be as well. Many police do horrible things with impunity. You can easily go down a YouTube rabbit hole for months with countless examples spanning many jurisdictions. I believe this is the greatest threat to our country, and that isn't hyperbole. If your are interested in such an endeavor for personal education, here's a start: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCSd9ZNL0nshOhXwtfIJBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMCSd9ZNL0nshOhXwtfIJBA
• aqme28 5y ago
  Minors might not know that yet (and plenty of adults still don't), so I support this protection.
  • pjbeam 5y ago
    I do too!
• lm28469 5y ago
  Depends where you live I guess, I've "stopped" two minor crimes by finding the closest cop car and telling them something sketchy was happening. The first time they thanked me and didn't ask anything, the second time they asked for my address/name/phone nbr but never got back to me. My best friend also had to call the cops for a foreigner who didn't speak the language and had been beaten/robbed, nothing happened to the friend besides being thanked.