LAWYER: 10 Ways the Police TRY to Outsmart You

Police have all sorts of tricks up their sleeve to get you to incriminate yourself. As a criminal defense attorney, here are the top tips I teach my clients so they can defend themselves.

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00:00 10 Ways The Police Will Try To Outsmart You
00:19 - #1: Police Can Lie To You!
00:43 - Lie About Having Evidence That Doesn't Exist
00:55 - Lie About Talking "Off The Record"
01:27 - Lie About The Judge Or Prosecutor "Going Easy On You"
01:52 - Cops Will Try To Empathize With You So You Will Talk
03:12 - These Tactics Result In False Confessions
03:19 - Threaten To Arrest Family/Friends If You Don't Cooperate
03:48 - #2: Police Intimidation
04:50 - #3: Fabricating Evidence
06:57 - Police CAN Search Abandoned Property
07:32 - #4: Leading Questions
07:55 - Officers Will Interrogate You!
08:45 - You Have A Right To Remain Silent!
09:06 - #5: DNA Collection
09:36 - #6: Police Can't Search Your Phone Unless They Have A Warrant!
10:38 - #7: Accomplice Confessions
11:46 - #8: You ALWAYS Have A Right To Film The Police
12:56 - #9: Good Cop/Bad Cop Routine
13:46 - #10: ALWAYS Ask To See The Search Warrant & Never Consent!
14:21 - Review The Search Warrant!

[thorinpalladino]

There are only three things you should say to the police:
1) I don't answer questions
2) I do not consent to any searches or seizures
3) I want a lawyer

[Ody-upkg]

Wether you are guilty or innocent, NOTHING you say will ever help you, only hurt you.

[randyriegel]

I hate the way cops do things. I had a choking type incident and passed out while driving at 70mph. I went though a guard rail an then into a ravine and hit a tree head on. I get out of my truck all dazed... guess someone that saw it on the highway called 911. I was walking up the hill on my own power and from probably 30ft a way a cop says "I smell alcohol, how much have you had to drink". I didn't say anything because EMT's where there. The cop is trying to make me take a breathalyzer when I couldn't breath good. EMT guy told the cop "We are taking him". I ended up going to our local hospital then transferred to UPMC trauma unit. Had 10 broken ribs, punctured lung, and punctured spleen. The cop just wanted a checkmark on his record... he didn't try to help me at all. And yes I was SOBER.

[jatbatman]

I was once arrested for 23 hours years ago for a crime an officer I know later told me the victim staged. Anyway, the investigating officer told me they had fingerprints. I replied, "oh so you already know my brother, and I weren't involved?" The officer asked "what do you mean?" I said "well my brother is in the army, so his fingerprints are on file. My mom does a daycare, and any adult in the household has to pass live scan, so mine are on file from that as soon as I turned 18. If you actually have fingerprints, you already know they aren't ours." So I have experienced the fingerprint lie personally.

[JerryEricsson]

I was a cop for over 24 years, retired as a police Chief. Listen to this fellow, he knows what is going on. Never ever talk with the police, it is not in your best interest.

[donixion]

I was once accused of breaking and entering and property damage. The police questioned me and insisted that they had evidence and I should talk. I told them that if they had evidence, they didn't need me to talk to them and told them that was all I had to say. After about 2h of them pressing me and me being silent, they simply let me go.

If they have evidence, nothing you say will make your case better. If they don't really have evidence, they will let you go.

[thinkingoutloud]

Always remember:
“Everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” It doesn’t matter whether the cop actually says the words, or whether you’re arrested or not.
Everything you say can and WILL be used against you. And note that they say “used against you”. They don’t say “used to find the truth”… or “used to achieve Justice”, or “used to help you”.
There is NOTHING you can say to a cop that will help you. Period. They tell you this straight out.

[thenatural]

This video should be mandatory viewing for so many people.

[JugglesGrenades]

My dad taught me: "Water's wet- The sky is blue- And cops lie"
A cop friend taught me: "Admit nothing -Deny everything -Make them prove it in court "

[Mruiz]

Police are hilarious, I was robbed and assaulted outside a 7/11 and when the police took my statement the detective said he thought I might have been robbed for drugs and if I did it was okay to tell him because it would be like any other robbery. I was absolutely dumbfounded.

[kamaeq]

The fact that they can lie and are trained to lie plus they have no legal requirement to protect and serve = lack of honor.
Dishonorable people, dishonorable training, dishonorable tactics.

[Phalanx]

About 9 years ago, I was living in my apartment when 5 police started banging on my door. They accused me of beating up a woman. When I told them I was living alone, the officer in the lead asked me if they could come in and search. He said they would be coming in one way or another, so I consented. It turns out they were at the wrong apartment, and nothing bad happened to me in the end. But still, I should have told them I do not consent. Things could've gone badly for me, and I was just sleeping.

[johnwatson]

Don't play their game. Don't even sit down in the Interrogation room. Say, "I want an Attorney. Am I under arrest or free to go?" If they were going to arrest you, they knew before you showed up.

[DCJNewsMedia]

I retired as a Chief of Police after 44 years... this attorney is good. Excellent video 😊

[BOMBON]

#1 Dont talk to the police
#2 Remain silent with the police
#3 Dont discuss anything with the police
#4 Dont admit anything to police
#5 See rules 1-4

[donteague]

Stand up for, and exercise your rights. Otherwise, we all lose them.

[AgribusinessDR.G.]

I find it odd that a cop can lie during an interrogation, but the suspect cannot.

[dougvanausdal]

About 20 years ago I had police show up at my house and said that had a warrant for a kid that was at my house visiting my son, there was 5 cars one drove into my back yard and right on tpo of our septic tank and broke the lid, they had a have it towed out. But they came into my house with guns out and pointed at my kids and wife and push me aside and said that they will shot anyone who moves, never got to see a warrant or have the chance to ask for it .
In today's world with cameras that would not happen or it would but there would be a lawsuit afterwards.
I found out some time later they did not have a warrant only a call saying that this kid was there and the caller thought that this kid was the one who broke into his house, and in the end he was not the one, but he was so beaten up by the police at the time and was so incredibly afraid of them he said he did it even though he had not, it took a long time to prove that he did not do it and cost a lot, so please listen to this man because police will do anything they want to if they believe that they will get away with it,
Learn how to protect your home and family from cops and police officers who just don't care about anyone but themselves.

[Yodie]

I had a police officer walk up to my car while sitting in a bank parking lot. I had given my Grandma a ride and was waiting for her with the engine running. The officer said so many people were calling and saying I was suspicious. Only 3 people had come out of the bank while I was there, and one dude that was hanging around in the parking lot who took off when I explained to the cop what I was doing there. The cop wanted my ID and I gave it to him and told him that he had better have a good reason for asking for it. The cop would only say that I was "suspicious". By then I was surrounded by police cars. When something like this happens to you, you are so shocked that your mind is spinning trying to comprehend what is happening and why. By then Grandma had exited the bank and saw all of the police surrounding my car, It was so comical seeing her waving her cane in the air and yelling at the cops "What is going on here"! He was only helping me out!... I could not help bursting out laughing at the scene and the cop as he sheepishly gave me back my ID. About a week later I called the bank and and talked to the manager to find out who called the police on me. It turned out that she remembered the dude in the parking lot because he was the one acting so suspiciously that the bank tellers were uneasy with him around. This occurred around the time that the "If You See Something Say Something" commercials were playing on rhe Walmart video screens by the checkout registers.

[TomBTerrific]

My long time friend was a defense attorney.He told me in no uncertain terms if you are ever questioned keep you mouth shut. Nothing you can say will help you. I’ve never needed to use that advice but I know it’s the best advice.