This may be old news to some (Dagonee and others more versed in the law), however, I came across these two lectures that make a rather compelling case that you should never talk to the police.
I probably intuitively knew part of this, but not quite to such an extreme and without the interesting examples.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Wow. That philosophy would make it kind of hard to communicate at some of my family reunions...
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
There are police officers investigating crimes at your family reunions?
--Mel
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
Her family reunions take place on 'Murder, She Wrote', crimes are assured.
Posted by Destineer (Member # 821) on :
That professor is a spazz. Good content to the talk, though.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote:Originally posted by theCrowsWife: There are police officers investigating crimes at your family reunions?
--Mel
Funny. No. Many relatives are in jobs in law enforcement.
(I could never get the link in his first post to load in order to read it; so I was only commenting on the thread title, which is not very specific)
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Thanks for the links! I'll certainly remember those videos next time I talk to the police. Question, though--How does obstruction of justice fit into the "never talk to the police" line? The professor said something about only talking to them if they give you immunity first. Is that something I can ask for, too?
Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
It wasn't clear to me from the posts on this thread, but after listening to the lecture (and trying to work at the same time, so my absorption might have been suboptimal), my impression is that the message is "never talk to police when you're suspected of a crime without the participation and advice of your lawyer" I don't think it's anything like "never talk to police. Period."
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
That would have been a much longer subject line Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Yeah, that's what I got from it. It's not really that you shouldn't ever talk to police, only that you should take advantage of the fifth amendment during a police investigation. What I think is really useful about the talk as opposed to other "assert your rights" advice is that some of it is aimed at people who are innocent rather than those who are guilty. I particularly like the quote about the fifth amendment being a shelter for people who haven't done anything wrong but are at risk for being wrongfully convicted.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
Pssh, I learned this watching three episodes of Law & Order. Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
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