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Just because you're telling the truth doesn't mean that they'll present it to the court in a way that makes it seem like the truth. If they want to convict you,

Just because you're telling the truth doesn't mean that they'll present it to the court in a way that makes it seem like the truth. If they want to convict you, witnesses will show up pinning you to the crime. That, or they'll use "interrogation" tactics to get you to "confess" when you're innocent. It's mindgames to close the case early. The U.S. has a worrying amount of wrongful convictions, for many reasons. To sum it up: never speak to police without a lawyer.

kenjackson 3y ago
The problem with this and the video provided above is if the police are going to just completely fabricate statements you make then they can also fabricate that you decided to speak to them and confess. Knowing several officers, including some id never want to run across as part of their job, I do think they are far more likely to fabricate something that corroborates what they actually believe to be true. That is if they come by and ask you what you saw the night your neighbors house was broken into and your response is “I’d like to talk to my lawyer”, seems like you just bought yourself a whole lot of headache for probably no good reason.
- lesuorac 3y ago
  A headache now is better than a prison sentence later.
  - kenjackson 3y ago
    Being raised where I was I've probably interacted with the police 50x in my life. Usually things just like that, "did you see the guy in the car?" or "do you know where they live?". I've never once been to jail or even been asked to go to the police station. But I do know quite a few people hauled in for refusing to say anything. Not sure it was legal, but I feel like most police simply aren't trying to just grab random people around a crime to bring in (and I was taught to run if you see police, but that also just seemed counterproductive to me). And if they've decided that you're the guy they want to bring in, good luck with "talk to my lawyer". It sounds like they'll just make up your narrative for you. That is, it seems almost more likely that this is going to invite attention and likelihood of prison time.

kenjackson 3y ago

The problem with this and the video provided above is if the police are going to just completely fabricate statements you make then they can also fabricate that you decided to speak to them and confess. Knowing several officers, including some id never want to run across as part of their job, I do think they are far more likely to fabricate something that corroborates what they actually believe to be true. That is if they come by and ask you what you saw the night your neighbors house was broken into and your response is “I’d like to talk to my lawyer”, seems like you just bought yourself a whole lot of headache for probably no good reason.

lesuorac 3y ago
A headache now is better than a prison sentence later.
- kenjackson 3y ago
  Being raised where I was I've probably interacted with the police 50x in my life. Usually things just like that, "did you see the guy in the car?" or "do you know where they live?". I've never once been to jail or even been asked to go to the police station. But I do know quite a few people hauled in for refusing to say anything. Not sure it was legal, but I feel like most police simply aren't trying to just grab random people around a crime to bring in (and I was taught to run if you see police, but that also just seemed counterproductive to me). And if they've decided that you're the guy they want to bring in, good luck with "talk to my lawyer". It sounds like they'll just make up your narrative for you. That is, it seems almost more likely that this is going to invite attention and likelihood of prison time.