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Right. The problem here is that many people would be willing to answer police questions up and until the point that they suspect that they are the ones being qu
by rickhanlonii 13y ago
Right. The problem here is that many people would be willing to answer police questions up and until the point that they suspect that they are the ones being questioned for the crime. If I go against my principles and answer questions from the police, then once you start asking me about where I hid the body, I am absolutely shutting up and asking for my lawyer.
This ruling allows the police to use that against me. It allows for false evidence to be leveraged against innocent people in a subjective and potentially manipulative way.
There no legal restriction, now, to police questioning people under the guise of just asking questions about the incident and then asking a direct question accusing you of the crime, and then using your refusal to answer that question against you--something innocent people would, could, and should do--as an argument that you are guilty.
It's over folks, don't talk to the police for any reason beyond the extent required by law (check your state requirements).