Jim_Shorts
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Thu Sep-22-11 05:31 PM
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| 73. Should be watched as much as the Wizard of Oz |
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I think we all get it here: If you are innocent: DON'T TALK TO THE POLICE, If you are guilty: DON'T TALK TO THE POLICE, If you have any involvement: DON'T TALK TO THE POLICE
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| -NEVER EVER allow yourself to be interrogated by police without an attorney |
mnhtnbb |
Sep-22-11 09:50 AM |
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"Shut the fuck up!" as Chris Rock always says when stopped by the police. |
Swede |
Sep-22-11 09:52 AM |
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Even yes sir/no sir can be too much if you're under arrest or any kind of suspicion. |
TroglodyteScholar |
Sep-22-11 12:29 PM |
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If not |
Old Codger |
Sep-22-11 03:20 PM |
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A friend of mine and I were driving in a city we were visiting. |
MedicalAdmin |
Sep-22-11 06:37 PM |
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Forget the "sir" crap |
RoccoR5955 |
Sep-22-11 02:50 PM |
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They have guns. And an attitude. A little extra care would be prudent. n/t |
MrModerate |
Sep-22-11 10:58 PM |
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I had a friend who was an attorney and went to jail |
SCantiGOP |
Sep-22-11 03:37 PM |
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I have a lawyer friend I served in the military with ... |
Yon_Yonson |
Sep-22-11 10:59 PM |
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If you ever watch The First 48 on A&E it is clear... |
qanda |
Sep-22-11 09:56 AM |
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+1 All you need to do is watch Frist 48 and you will know |
Bonhomme Richard |
Sep-22-11 11:06 AM |
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LOL, I was racing in here to post about 48 Hours... |
exelwood |
Sep-22-11 12:48 PM |
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Know your rights. |
enough |
Sep-22-11 09:58 AM |
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This is partly why rich people get better outcomes when they're in trouble-- |
TwilightGardener |
Sep-22-11 10:00 AM |
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Unfortunately, never be interrogated without an attorney is the |
OHdem10 |
Sep-22-11 10:00 AM |
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Someone on DU once posted a video made by a criminal defense Attorney |
truedelphi |
Sep-22-11 02:55 PM |
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yes, I watched that-- it was excellent |
spooked911 |
Sep-22-11 08:45 PM |
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good videos here: |
Sirveri |
Sep-23-11 12:58 AM |
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When the cops busted down my door at midnite, after nailing them and a judge on corruption |
WingDinger |
Sep-22-11 10:01 AM |
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I think roid rage is often implicated in the police |
tblue37 |
Sep-22-11 11:05 PM |
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Roid rage is mostly bullshit |
Drahthaardogs |
Sep-24-11 02:55 PM |
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I don't care what you're threatened with when you're with police. |
no_hypocrisy |
Sep-22-11 10:08 AM |
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Bullcrap, simple enough to rig up a phonecall saying you are beating a woman for instance. |
WingDinger |
Sep-22-11 10:25 AM |
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i walked on 12 years of charges for cannabis possession due to |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 12:56 PM |
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Also NEVER allow the cop to step inside to talk. |
Fuddnik |
Sep-22-11 01:13 PM |
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exactly, step outside and close the door behind you |
notadmblnd |
Sep-22-11 03:22 PM |
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Small correction. |
MedicalAdmin |
Sep-22-11 06:40 PM |
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This is good advice. |
tropicanarose |
Sep-22-11 01:42 PM |
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Watch this video |
TlalocW |
Sep-22-11 10:08 AM |
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I was looking for that link. You beat me to it. |
Xithras |
Sep-22-11 10:16 AM |
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Should be watched as much as the Wizard of Oz |
Jim_Shorts |
Sep-22-11 05:31 PM |
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I was going to post this... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Sep-22-11 06:51 PM |
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That's a good one but I like this better... |
wundermaus |
Sep-22-11 08:18 PM |
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Thanks for the link! |
FailureToCommunicate |
Sep-23-11 09:57 AM |
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That video is a classic and, yes, should be watched by EVERYONE |
Frank Cannon |
Sep-23-11 06:29 AM |
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"Am I underr arrest, and if I am I want my attorney present before answering any questions." |
Ikonoklast |
Sep-22-11 10:09 AM |
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you are under no obligation to speak with them at all |
MrsBrady |
Sep-22-11 10:10 AM |
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Read John Grisham's "The Confession." |
Atman |
Sep-22-11 10:11 AM |
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All true. Which is why I never understand why they get sympathy. |
Dawson Leery |
Sep-23-11 01:05 AM |
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My sister almost married a cop |
Atman |
Sep-23-11 07:30 AM |
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She almost made a horrible mistake. |
Dawson Leery |
Sep-24-11 02:21 PM |
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They can lie to you, but face discipline if they lie to your lawyer. |
tclambert |
Sep-23-11 06:08 AM |
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I hope that they turn his experience into a movie so we can all learn from it. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Sep-22-11 10:15 AM |
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Again, read "The Confession." |
Atman |
Sep-22-11 10:17 AM |
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I hope they get that point across. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Sep-22-11 01:44 PM |
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The problem with piping down is that they start thinking you're guilty and they press you even harde |
Shagbark Hickory |
Sep-22-11 10:16 AM |
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I think sometimes being persuasive can help you more than clamming up. |
Stumbler |
Sep-22-11 06:55 PM |
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Similar formula here except I'd use a gallon rather than an ounce. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Sep-23-11 11:19 AM |
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Especially if you have stumbled into a barbaric, tribal nation where kidnapping is a way of life |
slackmaster |
Sep-22-11 10:16 AM |
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Thanks for the reminder...and thanks to the person that linked to the youtube down thread... |
truebrit71 |
Sep-22-11 10:17 AM |
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You should never talk to someone arresting you except to ask what the charges are |
Lint Head |
Sep-22-11 10:26 AM |
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Name, rank and serial number |
hobbit709 |
Sep-22-11 10:27 AM |
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Additional tips |
RandySF |
Sep-22-11 11:19 AM |
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#3 varies by state. |
Xithras |
Sep-22-11 11:41 AM |
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PD there to help you, i.e., calling 911--yes, but that's NOT |
mnhtnbb |
Sep-22-11 01:00 PM |
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Don't Talk to Police |
SixthSense |
Sep-22-11 11:42 AM |
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I was about to post the same vid |
WhoIsNumberNone |
Sep-22-11 11:49 AM |
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K&R |
dajoki |
Sep-22-11 11:50 AM |
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Yep. Too much prosecutorial misconduct goes on, that's for sure. |
closeupready |
Sep-22-11 11:57 AM |
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If you're actually innocent, then I agree. |
Abin Sur |
Sep-22-11 12:13 PM |
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no, when you are gulity it is even more important to not talk |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 01:02 PM |
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I think you mistake my meaning |
Abin Sur |
Sep-22-11 01:32 PM |
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the vast majority of all crimes are victimless |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 01:40 PM |
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Fair point, and I amend my remarks |
Abin Sur |
Sep-22-11 01:56 PM |
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i can agree to that to a point |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 02:03 PM |
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If they're like Bonnie and Clyde I certainly hope that they talk |
Abin Sur |
Sep-22-11 02:27 PM |
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ah well then they ought to have talked too |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 02:31 PM |
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Even in more innocuous situations |
SheilaT |
Sep-22-11 12:34 PM |
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1. Don't Talk to the Police |
KG |
Sep-22-11 12:38 PM |
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omg. So sad. |
librechik |
Sep-22-11 12:48 PM |
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great advice |
reggie the dog |
Sep-22-11 12:52 PM |
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WooHoo...an Attorney! |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Sep-22-11 12:55 PM |
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Good advice, not only for situations like this but |
Cleita |
Sep-22-11 01:01 PM |
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Or if you do talk, be very careful what you say |
quinnox |
Sep-22-11 01:03 PM |
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Do not talk to the police. Period. |
truebrit71 |
Sep-22-11 01:09 PM |
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"Sometimes you might have to talk a little." |
wildbilln864 |
Sep-22-11 09:10 PM |
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Aside from identifying yourself - nothing. |
Warren Stupidity |
Sep-23-11 06:44 AM |
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"Am I under arrest or am I free to go?" |
duhneece |
Sep-22-11 01:08 PM |
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I can't even tell you the number of times I had a case that could have been thrown out |
WolverineDG |
Sep-22-11 01:08 PM |
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Exactly. You give them name, you license, and ask to speak to an attorney |
Taverner |
Sep-22-11 01:09 PM |
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There is a video available on how to deal with the police. |
JDPriestly |
Sep-22-11 01:12 PM |
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Things I learned being married to a cop |
safeinOhio |
Sep-22-11 01:12 PM |
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Thank you for confirmation. |
Dawson Leery |
Sep-23-11 01:10 AM |
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NEVER trust a cop. Never. And I used to be one. n-t |
Logical |
Sep-22-11 01:18 PM |
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I saved this discussion from DU on 9-21-09 very good advice.... |
a kennedy |
Sep-22-11 01:21 PM |
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kicking n/t |
Hotler |
Sep-22-11 06:37 PM |
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Completely agree, ... |
aggiesal |
Sep-22-11 01:45 PM |
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I've always said that: Say NOTHING and call your attorney or |
katty |
Sep-22-11 02:09 PM |
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Phone numbers for |
BetsysGhost |
Sep-23-11 08:29 AM |
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If you are a person with a disability |
thucythucy |
Sep-22-11 02:14 PM |
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Even when the attorney shows up say as little as possible. |
obxhead |
Sep-22-11 02:19 PM |
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Gestapo |
blkmusclmachine |
Sep-22-11 02:48 PM |
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Not only |
catrose |
Sep-22-11 02:55 PM |
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The tough part is when you think you are being asked to help and dont think |
rhett o rick |
Sep-22-11 03:20 PM |
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Another piece of advice that my mother, the daughter of an attorney, gave me: |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Sep-22-11 03:24 PM |
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DAVIS HAD AN ATTY WITH HIM when he went to PD. He was not... |
Honeycombe8 |
Sep-22-11 05:02 PM |
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wow--I hadn't heard that little detail. At the very least, that would be grounds to take the death |
yurbud |
Sep-22-11 05:04 PM |
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"I'd rather that you didn't" That's my favorite answer |
cheapdate |
Sep-22-11 06:19 PM |
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"You may not search my vehicle" is just as non-confrontational and much less ambiguous. n/t |
Occulus |
Sep-22-11 09:31 PM |
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I guess I was lucky when I got pulled over |
Politicalboi |
Sep-22-11 07:14 PM |
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I don't know if that would have helped us in my husband's case |
Nikia |
Sep-22-11 07:45 PM |
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Name, rank, serial number. |
AtheistCrusader |
Sep-22-11 07:56 PM |
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Had a guy that would have been a warden in the California |
brewens |
Sep-22-11 08:49 PM |
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Cops are nothing more than legal Nazis. |
1620rock |
Sep-22-11 09:25 PM |
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STRONGLY disagree |
shireen |
Sep-23-11 01:23 AM |
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If you have any trouble who is the first person you are going to call? |
udbcrzy2 |
Sep-23-11 03:41 AM |
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Agreed! |
Hoosier Daddy |
Sep-22-11 09:26 PM |
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You can talk! |
lonestarnot |
Sep-22-11 09:34 PM |
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But if you're innocent then you've got nothing to hid, right? |
Deep13 |
Sep-22-11 10:12 PM |
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Don't do it WITH an attorney either |
Cronus Protagonist |
Sep-22-11 11:31 PM |
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So true, especially in today's climate with law enforcement! |
akbacchus_BC |
Sep-22-11 11:34 PM |
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you should even avoid talking to a cop, even if you called 911. |
provis99 |
Sep-23-11 12:17 AM |
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I'd say stay out of Georgia or you could be next - n/t |
coalition_unwilling |
Sep-23-11 02:03 AM |
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You have to be absolutely unequivocal in requesting counsel. |
Deep13 |
Sep-23-11 08:51 AM |
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What happened to Troy Davis was terrible |
davidthegnome |
Sep-23-11 01:06 PM |
#112 |
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Regardless of your personal situation, most of us still view cops with suspicion. |
Dawson Leery |
Sep-24-11 02:25 PM |
#114 |
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