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Another example of why you should never talk to the cops. When they come to ask, "Did you or your wife leave your child in the car?" Only acceptable response is
by sadris 12y ago
Another example of why you should never talk to the cops. When they come to ask, "Did you or your wife leave your child in the car?" Only acceptable response is: come back with a warrant.
- steve-howard 12y agoThey already had evidence of the facts at hand, if not evidence of wrongdoing. > a bystander had noticed me leaving my son in the car, had recorded the incident using a phone’s camera, and had then contacted the police.
- wvenable 12y agoFortunately the car the registered with grandparents -- unfortunately, they talked.
- anigbrowl 12y agoNot really, because that would almost certainly have resulted in the mother being arrested and all the children being taken into protective custody. The police already had evidence of the child being left alone in the car in the form of a photograph. In a situation where someone acts evasively they're going to assume the worst. Think of those cases where children die or are found in situations of truly dreadful neglect and the local captain of police has to grovel in public while trying to answer questions about why they didn't follow up on reports of the situation. I had to deal with the police earlier this week because my dog accidentally bit someone who interfered with him, resulting in a (thankfully superficial) injury. I answered their questions forthrightly and we emailed some paperwork back and forth, which is why he's now confined to my yard for the next 7 days instead of being locked in a crate at the city pound. Overzealous policing is a real problem. That doesn't mean that evasion or passive-aggressive confrontation is always an effective response.