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Originally Posted by Forkin Luzr
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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All the info in this thread is AWSOME!!! And Forkin Luzr this is right on brother!!!
If anybody here has ever been arrested it is probably one of the scariest things you could ever go through, as you are tired, hungry, frustrated and need to take a shit, but LE loves to play little games with all your needs!!
LE: Come on buddy we know you're hungry and tired so the faster you let us know who, what, when and where the faster you can go home to your warm bed, food, personal toilet, etc!!! We are here to help you and know you are innocent so let us help you get home.....
alleged perp: Really you will help me get home if I tell you everything?
LE: Of course you have my word *crossing fingers behind the back* just let us know what happened and then sign right here, then you will be as free as a jay bird!!
WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!!!
LE: Come on buddy we know you're hungry and tired so the faster you let us know who, what, when and where the faster you can go home to your
warm bed, food, personal toilet, etc!!
Alleged Perp: I WANT MY LAWYER!!
CORRECT RESPONSE!!!
Everyone has to remember LE are one of best (Maybe second only to women) psychological head players in the game and will lie, twist, mislead, trick, threaten and sometimes coherce you into spilling your guts.
Whether they act like your best friend or scare you with throwin you in jail with Tyrone the serial butt rapist for the next 8 years, they will do/say just about anything to get you to talk, so it's in your best interest to just call your lawer to get you out.
The key words in all this: Patience and perseverance as it will take a while for you to get sprung, but once you are out you know you stuck to your guns, stayed silent, so your lawyer can do his magic to make the charges disappear with minimal damage done to you!!