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Re:We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance by alasdair_ on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:06PM (#21776462)
>That's fine. But "Shut the hell up" remains good advice. The only benefit to "cooperating" with the police is at SENTENCING. And, if I'm actually innocent, that's a bit of a problem, no?

I agree with the basic advice. That being said, if a cop knocks on my door and says the neighbor's kid is missing, I'm still willing to take the minute personal risk of being implicated in order to help the police in their search.

Yes, technically I could have been the last one to see the kid alive and this could make me a suspect, but I also couldn't live with myself if I knew something but withheld it and something bad happened.

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Re:We Just Got a Rare Look at US National Security Surveillance by hutzlibu on Friday December 13, 2019 @04:08AM (#21780181)
Yes, this is what I mean. Of course in that case I would speak as well. And probably most would, without lawer as time matters.

One idea of the police was to be servants of the people and not a power tool of the elite.

The "never speak to the police" paradigm would mean to me that police is all evil intended. And that would be the case, I dont think the solution is just more lawers.

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