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If they're accusing you the they are at the stage where they already convinced you did it. They would simple think the receipt is an easily faked alibi. Then b

If they're accusing you the they are at the stage where they already convinced you did it. They would simple think the receipt is an easily faked alibi. Then by talking to them you accidentally give them ammunition. "Yeah, I hated the guy, but I couldn't have killed him" turns into "the defendant told us that he hated the guy". Or you lie accidentally, which gives them another crime to threaten you with; "you had better plead out, because we have a whole list of crimes we can get you for". If someone thinks you have wronged them or committed a crime do not engage them. You will not change their mind. You are not that convincing, and they will see your efforts as manipulative and slimey. (My own first-hand experience with this was civil, not criminal. Someone I had never met accused me of something absolutely nonsensical and filed a lawsuit against me. I thought I could reason with them, but this just made things worse. I would have been much better to approach the situation as though they were dangerously irrational. Just don't engage.)

stef25 5y ago
Surely there's a world where not every cop is bent on convicting the first guy that comes up in the conversation and every piece of evidence is seen as fake? It's totally true that you can give cops ammo against yourself without realizing and you must be very careful wrt lying and saying the wrong things. But there also has to be some kind of middle ground.
- sneak 5y ago
  Cops don't decide who gets convicted. Your statements suggest that you are ignorant of the basics of the process you are criticizing. Don't talk to the police under any circumstances. You cannot ever talk your way out of getting arrested. There is no middle ground. Watch the "don't talk to police" video linked in the thread. He explains that it is like a ratchet: statements can only hurt, it is illegal under the rules of evidence for your statements to the police to be used to exonerate you!
- alex_sf 5y ago
  The middle ground is bringing in a mediator on your behalf that is a neutral party to the issue. I.e., get a lawyer.

stef25 5y ago

Surely there's a world where not every cop is bent on convicting the first guy that comes up in the conversation and every piece of evidence is seen as fake? It's totally true that you can give cops ammo against yourself without realizing and you must be very careful wrt lying and saying the wrong things. But there also has to be some kind of middle ground.

sneak 5y ago
Cops don't decide who gets convicted. Your statements suggest that you are ignorant of the basics of the process you are criticizing. Don't talk to the police under any circumstances. You cannot ever talk your way out of getting arrested. There is no middle ground. Watch the "don't talk to police" video linked in the thread. He explains that it is like a ratchet: statements can only hurt, it is illegal under the rules of evidence for your statements to the police to be used to exonerate you!
alex_sf 5y ago
The middle ground is bringing in a mediator on your behalf that is a neutral party to the issue. I.e., get a lawyer.