Im not sure I’d call cops expert interrogators, it’s more like they’re playing with a stacked deck.
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thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
TV shows and propaganda in the US have for decades shown you that " if you have nothing to hide then you don’t need a lawyer" and unfortunately that is demonstrably false. Police are expert interrogators and you alone have a very low chance of getting anything across.
And now with for profit prisons it makes sense to get you in jail rather than help you know your rights and protect you.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s fair point is they do this a lot more than you or I do most likely.
JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Where I live you’re prohibited from having a lawyer after being charged before the indictment is written. And a lawyer can be charged with conspiracy fi they fail to disclose all that you said to them to the police before you are arrested.