Talking in the US context. The Miranda warning says anything you say can be used against you in a court of law but never to support your case. So as I see it talking to the cops makes no sense irrespective of whether you have committed a crime or not. So why do suspects sit for hours long interviews with the cops?
Edit:- “… never to support your case”. As some commenters pointed out the Miranda warning doesn’t say that. That’s right, I meant it in an implicit way. I just saw a defense attorney’s YT video who said that’s the hidden part.
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Some of them will not understand the reasons even if a legal scholar gives them a short but in depth presentation. Nevertheless, here it is. “Don’t Talk to the Police”
Original video (19M views and counting) – https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE
[You Have the Right to Remain Innocent, with Professor James Duane](https://youtu.be/EEUhE0NbinA)
TL; DR: If detained for questioning, ask “Am i free to go?” If not, immediately say “I want a lawyer.”
***Do NOT mention anything about the 5th Amendment.***
33:15 — Rule #1: Don’t talk to the Police w/o assistance from an attorney (who will give you advise of which questions to answers and which not to.)
33:57 — Rule #2: Get it in writing.
If time is not of the essence, that is, the crime was not committed a few hours ago, but say, last week, ask the police to provide their questions in writing and you’ll provide your answers in writing. This avoids misquotations. (But if a crime was committed recently, you know what to say, “I want a lawyer.”)
Also, courts allow the police to testify that for example, when they met you, you “seemed suspiciously calm/nervous”. So providing your answers in writing avoids this bias.
“Don’t answer the question if the answer cannot help find the real (perpetrator).”
42:25 — In the real world the police will lie to you all day and all night… this is what they are trained in the academy to do, this is what they are encouraged by the courts to do. It’s not illegal…
42:43 (The police) they’ll lie in almost anyway that you can imagine, in ways that are designed to try to get you to think that’s in your interest to keep talking… they won’t tell you what they are really investigating.
44:05 The police can lie to you about whether you are a suspect, about the strength of the evidence they have against you, etc.
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Bonus #1: [SHUT THE F*** UP FRIDAY!](https://youtu.be/sgWHrkDX35o)
Bonus #2: When cops lie to you even after you were found innocent – https://youtube.com/shorts/kS0LDEUO0x4
A whole YouTube channel of people incriminating themselves during interviews with the police, plus bonus commentary from a Criminal Psychologist explaining the questions asked. Quite compelling!
https://youtube.com/@jcs
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