Reply to post: Re: Oh do keep up at the back

LA cops told to harvest social media handles from people they stop, suspect or not

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Re: Oh do keep up at the back

As soon as you're actually arrested (via "I arrest you etc, anything you say etc") you should clam up. A lot of police officers have bodycams now which are recording everything and obviously at that point anything you say is fair game.

On the original point after watching far too much of 24 Hours In Police Custody (on C4) it's fairly obvious that your best bet is pretty much not to say anything at all (even with legal representation) and to use a statement if needs be. Too many people are tripped up in the interview by "trying to sort things out" or trying to maintain silence and then answering any question (if it's relevant or not). It seems police nowadays are after any sort of low hanging fruit result to boost their stats, so best not actively help them.

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