This is a bad interpretation of good advice. Yes, once you’re booked and in the interrogation room, shut up and lawyer up. But on the street… You can absolutel

This is a bad interpretation of good advice. Yes, once you’re booked and in the interrogation room, shut up and lawyer up. But on the street… You can absolutely talk your way out of things, and you can “assert your rights” into charges. If you refuse to do anything more than legally obligated at a traffic stop, you could easily get a ticket instead of a warning.