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I have a colleague who is a criminal defense attorney. He has one golden rule. SAY NOTHING! He says he spends more time trying to dig people out of the hole they dug trying to explain their innocence than anything else. The police are not your friends come questioning and arrest time. He says there is only one question you should ask. Am I under arrest? And if the answer is no, then say, I'm sorry, but I have an engagement and need to be going, they know where to reach you. If the answer is yes, shut up and wait until you have an attorney by your side. If you are being "detained" while they decide whether you are going to be arrested or not, assume you're going to be arrested and shut up until you have an attorney by your side. Just 2cents from someone who does this for a living.
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