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.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Oddly, you have to actually asset that right in many jurisdictions. In the US, say something like “I plead the fifth” or “I choose to remain silent” and assert your right to an attorney, and shut up until the attorney comes and only speak at the discretion of the attorney. Just staying silent opens you up to attempted manipulation, whereas they must provide an attorney if requested and the attorney may have options to strike some of the manipulation while you wait for the attorney.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
slate.com/…/suspect-asks-for-a-lawyer-dawg-judge-…
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Both terrible and admittedly hilarious.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The decision in this case was wrong I think, but it is better to be more accurate in criticism so that people can’t undermine you.
The ruling did not hinge on the “lawyer dawg”. You can completely disregard that. The ruling hinged on if he asserted his right in asking for a lawyer.
His exact words:
Sliced very finely, he did not directly ask for a lawyer, but he asked a question. Instead of saying “give me a lawyer” he asked “why don’t you just give me a lawyer?”
I think the ruling was wrong by hinging so finely on his exact wording when he indicated he wanted a lawyer, but if you’re going to make headway please stop repeating the Buzzfeed headline version of the ruling.
tyler@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Was there ever a conclusion?
balderdash9@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Land of the free smh
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
“Land of the free (labour)”
They’re trying to bring feudalism and slavery back.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
In the UK people usually say “no comment”
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You can simply remain silent. Asserting your right to silence is what stops the questioning. You can just sit there and not answer the questions.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yes, remaining silent works, but explicitly invoking your rights is better. At any rate, don’t tell the cops anything unless your lawyer tells you to.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s actually different. Remaining silent doesn’t invoke the right to not incriminate yourself. Simply remaining silent means they can use your silence to incriminate you.
In the court case where they decided that a man didn’t answer a question about a murder weapon. They used his silence and looking nervous as evidence for his guilt because he didn’t say he intended to remain silent, and he remained silent before he was informed he had a right to do so.