>by stating something like "I invoke my 5th amendment right to remain silent" This needs to be rather structured as well as the cops can ignore your statement

>by stating something like "I invoke my 5th amendment right to remain silent" This needs to be rather structured as well as the cops can ignore your statement unless it has a proper syntax and names the 5th element directly. Example: "give me a lawyer dog" doesn't cut it (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/02/the-suspect-told-police-give-me-a-lawyer-dog-the-court-says-he-wasnt-asking-for-a-lawyer/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/02...)