Why you should never talk to the police

[andrewducker]

A brilliant lecture by a defense attorney explaining why it is never in your interests to talk to the police:

The bit at the end where a police detective talks about why he's right, and what they do to get a confession is also fascinating.

I didn't watch it when it first made the rounds a couple of years back, but thanks to annwfyn Julie and I watched it this morning, and I'm very glad we did. It's worth the time.

Comments

[naath.livejournal.com]

So, supposing I get arrested; and I'm sitting there thinking "damn, I could do with a lawyer right about now". Where do I find one? Do I just pick one out of the phone book? If I know the name and phone number of the lawyer I want does that look suspicious (you'd only know which criminal lawyer you want if you anticipated needing one...)?

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

If you're in England, then ask the police to contact the duty solicitor (indeed, the police are likely to suggest this unless you have your own choice in mind). This isn't a solicitor employed by the police; rather, there will be a rota of local law firms with lawyers accredited for police station work, and one of them will have a lawyer on call. This is free, although the Govt is currently proposing to introduce a means test, which not surprisingly has upset a lot of people.