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The person who dials 911 is the first person of interest.
If you must call, don't say anything!
Found out about this the hard way. When I dial 911, I keep it short and give no further info. Not my name or anything not relative to the reason I called.
And I damn sure try not to use a cellphone if I can help it.
Found out about this the hard way. When I dial 911, I keep it short and give no further info. Not my name or anything not relative to the reason I called.
And I damn sure try not to use a cellphone if I can help it.
It's funny. I never thought of it that way...how calling 911 makes you a person of interest. But when you think about it, its only common sense. Obviously the cops are gonna want to talk to the one who reported it. And your story better check out, or theyll think you know more than you're telling.
It's funny. I never thought of it that way...how calling 911 makes you a person of interest. But when you think about it, its only common sense. Obviously the cops are gonna want to talk to the one who reported it. And your story better check out, or theyll think you know more than you're telling.
Unfortunately, that doesn't always work. Thousands of people who did not commit a crime have had their lives ruined or severely damaged.
I can't find the link, but recently a grandmother was charged as a sex offender after she made a copy from slides of old pictures of her naked grandbaby. She was innocent, but spent years trying to clear her name.
These things happen to innocent people quite often.
Sure, nothing is 100% effective. You have humans performing law enforcement duties so some are bound to make mistakes.
Let's look at this rationally. I don't have an exact number, so let's say 1000 people are the victims of law enforcement mistakes or corruption. That's 0.0003% of the population. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. Is it rampant? Again, no. Chances are greatly in your favor that you will be just fine if you commit no crime and cooperate with law enforcement.
It's not naivete, it's experience from being in the profession and knowing a lot of police officers.
Sure, nothing is 100% effective. You have humans performing law enforcement duties so some are bound to make mistakes.
Let's look at this rationally. I don't have an exact number, so let's say 1000 people are the victims of law enforcement mistakes or corruption. That's 0.0003% of the population. Is it perfect? Absolutely not. Is it rampant? Again, no. Chances are greatly in your favor that you will be just fine if you commit no crime and cooperate with law enforcement.
It's not naivete, it's experience from being in the profession and knowing a lot of police officers.
Exactly right. Naivete would be to think that you are going to deflect suspicion by giving law enforcement a hard time.
The title of this thread should have been "If you're guilty, to protect yourself never talk to cops."
Scenerio.
You get stopped for whatever moving violation and get asked where you are coming from.
If you answer that you were only up the road at (whatever restaurant for dinner)are the cops eyes going to light up and ask you to step out of the car and take a sobriety test?
Even if you have not had a drop to drink and aren't concerned about passing, why should you want to be put through that and all the extra time it's going to take?
Exactly right. Naivete would be to think that you are going to deflect suspicion by giving law enforcement a hard time.
The title of this thread should have been "If you're guilty, to protect yourself never talk to cops."
Keep talking to cops and being nice. Maybe they will give you a gold star.
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