Don't Talk to Cops, Part 2

An experienced police officer tells you why you should never agree to be interviewed by the police.

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[LookBothWaysTV]

I have heard others suggest the following:

To Police:

Am I free to go?

If No - Am I being detained?

If Yes - Am I under arrest?

If No - Am I free to go?

If No - When will I see a judge?

To Judge: Do YOU have a complaint against me?

If answer is silence (which is a response) - Do 180 degree turn and walk out of there.

[ryan s]

If you watched this video along with the first video you would realize that he is telling you to be skeptical at first and to not talk to the police... no point in trying to bash an honest profession.

[Peef Rimgar]

It is illegal for you and I to lie to the police or the government. There is no law preventing them from lying to us in an effort to trap us.

[dks442]

dks442 cont'd. Given the chance, I would like to share my views with the officer giving this presentation.

Then again, I hope that our paths never cross....

[dks442]

I'm not even four minutes into this, and I've got this guy all figured out. Typical law enforcement Us-vs.-Them mentality. To him, we're all "stupid." We're "not as innocent as we think" (his words, not just an inference on my part). Every time I've ever talked with a police officer/state trooper, I've experienced the same thing (and no, I don't mean because I'm in trouble all the time). Even giving a statement to a trooper as witness to a car accident recently, the same attitude came through.

[Ellie Bailey]

Police openly give you your miranda rights, anything you say can and will be used against you and cannot be used in your favour. When people tell you that anything you say can and will be used against you, you should automatically not say anything. They aren't evil, they are just doing their job.

[gasripper2]

It seems as if cops just want to put people in jail even if they are innocent 

[8TheManWithNoName8]

Putting innocent people in prison, dishonoring an oath and enforcing unlawful statutes upon innocent, unsuspecting and ignorant citizens is not honest.

[grrargghh]

Unfortunately in some states they are making it illegal now to record police. Hopefully these will be struck down.

[duiattorneyslawyers]

Very informative video coming from experienced police.

[FoolishOwl]

If this were a typical case of Internet misanthropy, I'd agree. But in context, the speaker was making a point about thinking defensively. The legal system is an adversarial system -- the opposition is out to get you. Mistakes or misstatements that are normally just corrected, or ignored and forgotten, are used against you. It's an alien, hostile environment, and any of us is "stupid" in that context, so it's better to say nothing.