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Don't Talk to the Police

Don't Talk to the Police

Regent University School of Law
13 HN recommenders · discussed 2017–2026
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About this video

Regent Law professor James Duane gives startling reasons why people, even innocent ones, should always exercise their Fifth Amendment rights rather than talk to police. It is based on his article and book on the subject.

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From the Hacker News discussion

Chaebixi · 2017-09 · strong rec

> If you do want to talk to me, I can tell the juvenile court judge or adult court judge and Probation Officer what you tell me. It's missing the explicit warning that "what you say can and will be used against you in the court of law." I think they should add a clause to the end stating "and they can use this information against you to get you in trouble." This video is always relevant when the subject of talking to police comes up: [VIDEO]

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lmilcin · 2021-06 · strong rec

No, not really. Advice for police interrogation is: never talk to the police. If you don't know why, you must watch this: [VIDEO] Also, I never said this is my advice. In general I like to volunteer information during interview when I am the candidate. I think it lets me control the situation a little bit better and move to ground that I have much more expertise in. I am just saying that I can't fault candidate for not doing this.

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sigstoat · 2018-03 · rec

> The police are 100% your enemy once they start questioning you about anything. Record, record record. even better, stop talking to them. [VIDEO] > Catch them in one lie, and you get off scot free. they're not leprechauns, there are no magical rules in effect.

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mhkool · 2018-08 · rec

The video titled 'don´t talk to the police' [VIDEO] is a very serious message from a lawyer and a cop not to say a single word since it will be used against you. The same is true for Musk and twitter.

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andybak · 2019-05 · rec

> The "don't talk to police" mantra is for when you know that you've done something wrong Not true. Rewatch the original video. It covers exactly this. [VIDEO]

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conanbatt · 2019-05 · rec

> I've been part of the group who got asked to give a DNA sample in the Nicky Verstappen [1] case. This was voluntarily, and I reluctantly did this Great story and thanks for sharing this. I want to answer why I think this is a bad idea however. First, I would talk to a legal defense attorney before doing this. A famous video about this topic is here [VIDEO] . 1) The police might have told you it was for one case but it was for another, as the police can lie. 2) The DNA test itself might give a false positive on you or your family members, putting your family to a harsher scrutiny by the police that would have otherwise, and with more judicial justification. In the investigatory zeal they might find other lesser crimes they might want to prosecute just to not be empty handed. In the U.S., they might have charged a family member on a false positive with a ridiculously overblown crime. People have killed themselves over that prosecutorial technique ( [LINK] ) 3) The police could fiddle with the samples and plant evidence if they thought you or someone else did it. (Steven Avery case) 4) The lab might fake results if they are in tandem with the DA ( [LINK] ) You are gambling with your life and the life of your family members when you make that choice. And if you were so sure a family member of yours did not do it, then the police could have come to the same conclusion on their alibis and physical state of your family members. Even if you believe non of that is "likely to happen"

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dandellion · 2019-06 · rec

You might find this interesting, where a lawyer explains why should never say a single word to the police, under any circumstances: [VIDEO]

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codegeek · 2021-07 · rec

In case people are not aware yet, please watch this video about "Don't talk to the police". [VIDEO]

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