I think if you shoot someone it might be worthwhile to at least give a brief non-incriminating statement about what happened so that they don’t put you in jail right away
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Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t talk to the cops. Say you want a lawyer and will remain silent. They are not your friend. They have zero interest in “your side” of the story and only wish to gather info to arrest you. Once you’re arrested you are someone else’s problem and they don’t care.
In case you didn’t see it. DONT’T TALK TO COPS.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
turmoil@feddit.org 1 day ago
No it isn’t. Just say nothing. It’s better to end up in jail right away and have a lawyer than to say something “non-incriminating”, which later turns out to be incriminating anyway, and then end up in jail after all with evidence against you, that you provided yourself.
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
yea, that’s perfectly fine too. but getting processed through jail takes a really long time. you will be in there for hours before being allowed to call your lawyer.
updated my comment with the source
stickly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Probably the worst time to say anything at all. Pretty sure the standard advice is call an ambulance ASAP and only say “someone has been shot”. They can put you in jail at any time, the hard part has to be keeping you there.
JustTheWind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It should be added that, “Once a suspect requests a lawyer, police are generally required to stop questioning until an attorney is present. The Supreme Court case Edwards v. Arizona further strengthened this rule, holding that any attempt by law enforcement to continue questioning without an attorney present violates the suspect’s rights.”
Once you ask for a lawyer questioning is ‘suppose’ to stop. If you’re still alone and they keep prying. That’s only more cause for concern.
NateNate60@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Your lawyer would be more than happy to learn that they tried.