Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns
by kelnos on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @07:18AM
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Lawyers are expensive. Most people can't afford one for even one encounter with the police, let alone multiple.
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Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns
by cryptonector on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @02:15PM
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Doesn't matter. If they're talking to you say you need your lawyer present -- that will end the interrogation, and you might never need a lawyer. But if you don't say that you might end up convicted.
Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns
by itishappy on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @03:36PM
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Pleading the 5th is free.
Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns
by noirbot on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @05:41PM
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I'm not saying it's fair or right. As with most things in life, the cost/benefit makes it likely you'll have to take some risks, but people need to understand that literally any interaction with any law enforcement without a lawyer present is a risk of things going horrifically badly. This is especially true if they show up and you do not know why. That is a massive set of alarm bells that should be going off.
Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns
by SoftTalker on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @11:11PM
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If you can’t afford a lawyer just say nothing. Nothing you say will help you; anything you say can be used against you. If you say nothing you force them to use other evidence which they likely don’t have.