why not to talk to police

Long video, a law professor and a LEO. Would love to know what other LEOs take is.


http://www.wimp.com/coprule/

Can you give a synopsis for those of us with short attention spans?

towermonkey wrote: Can you give a synopsis for those of us with short attention spans?

Fight the man.
Legally refuse to cooperate.
Go to jail, but at least you know you're in the right.

Don't let the man get you down.

Nobody that matters wrote:

towermonkey wrote: Can you give a synopsis for those of us with short attention spans?

Fight the man.
Legally refuse to cooperate.
Go to jail, but at least you know you're in the right.

Don't let the man get you down.

"Fight the man'? Did you watch it?

TM, the synopsis is that you should never ever, ever , ever talk to the police. If a crime was committed in your neighborhood while you were on the other side of the world with a thousand witnesses do not answer any questions. If you do you could find your self in jail.
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That goes against my grain but the case is strong. It very much aligns with what I was told in my CCW class although that was more aimed at possible follow on civil suits.

Excellrent video. Pay attention.

Maybe I'm getting other information from the same video. To me this was interrogation 101 combined with what could happen to a suspect in the hands of a skilled interrogator.

What I took away from the video? Say nothing, request that your lawyer or a public defendant be present prior to being questioned, and don't be in a big hurry to get out of the "interview" because LE can and will drag out the process to their advantage.

The honest truth that all individuals should understand is that, when for any reason you are suspected of a crime, the justice system is not working for you. You may be innocent until proven guilty, but that doesn't mean that every little thing will be used in attempt to make you look guilty, regardless.

The only time the legal system works for you is if you have been the victim of a crime, and even then, you'll find little help. If you have any question about that... and you are the victim of a non-violent crime like a break-in or a car theft, demand from the officers that they take fingerprints and solve the case. Good luck getting that to happen.

Never, ever, under any circumstances, expect the truth to set you free. If you didn't commit the crime, let the lack of evidence set you free, it's the only chance you have.

And if you look at the property & computer confiscation happening in modern law enforcement, it does look like the new rule is guilty until proven innocent.

I have seen businesses shut down and bankrupted and eventually after months of lawyer fees, the company eventually pleas to much reduced charges. Goverment gets their conviction but how many people are out of work.

Not a leo but everything in that video is 100% correct.