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Don't even tell them to. Wait til they do. Otherwise, if you then tell people you were forced, you will be lying.

• wfunction 12y ago
  Why would that be lying? Being forced to do something doesn't imply it was against your will. It simply means you didn't have any other choice.
  • gargarplex 12y ago
    It belies the fact that OP prompted the lawyers to subpoena him.
    • tinco 12y ago
      If you state "I won't cooperate unless I am ordered to by a court." then you did not prompt them for subpoena. The door is also still open for them to explain why they won't get a court order in which case you might still reconsider.
    • wfunction 12y ago
      Could you explain what exactly you see as the difference between "I won't cooperate unless you subpoena me" and "I would like to cooperate, but I don't want this to affect my future job prospects, so please subpoena me"? The OP is prompting the subpoena in either case, as far as I can tell. In either case, the other side can choose whether or not to subpoena him/her. I'm not sure I see any difference between the two...
      • bayesianhorse 12y ago
        I think the first OOP said something like "Tell them to subpoena you".
      • jmccree 12y ago
        The first option could be legitimately said by someone who doesn't want to talk or be subpoenaed. It's the difference in occupy style protesters saying "They'll have to come arrest us." and "Please come arrest us.". Though in both scenarios there may be some that get the desired end result, the first option places the responsibility for the end result on the third party.