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> Since you have nothing to hide, is it safe to talk? Since you typically have nothing to gain by talking to law enforcement, why would you? It's all downside.
by funkah 15y ago
> Since you have nothing to hide, is it safe to talk?
Since you typically have nothing to gain by talking to law enforcement, why would you? It's all downside.
- Hisoka 15y agoWell said. It's not like you get brownie points or cash if you talk to them, give them helpful information, or prove your innocence.
- tsotha 15y agoThe problem is if nobody talks to law enforcement, it's going to be very difficult for society to function properly.
- funkah 15y agoEh, you can always drop dimes anonymously if you know something. (I mean, you can now. Hopefully that will remain possible.) And there will always be people who talk to the police; they're just people with a tenuous understanding of risk versus reward.
- jxcole 15y agoTell them: "If you really feel that way, you can always write your local congressman to repeal 18 USC Section 1001. Until that law is removed, I really do not have a choice."
- VMG 15y agoI think the problem he is addressing is that third parties suffer due to inefficient investigation if you are a witness of a crime.