LAWYER EXPLAINS: 12 Lies the Police Love to Use

When the police go fishing, they're not looking for trout, they're looking for information! And they'll use any trick in the book to get you talking. But the more you talk, the more they can twist your words against you. So next time, keep your lips sealed.

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[MissionaryForMexico]

My dad was a Houston police officer for over 20 years. He said this to me when I was a young boy. Policemen are legally allowed to lie to you. You do not answer questions, no matter what they tell you. You do not open the door to your home. You talk thru the door locked and deadbolted. If you have been arrested, you remain silent. You do not talk to anybody while handcuffed. Not even other prisoners! You have the constitutional rights to remain silent. You are not legally required to sign any documents! You talk only to your lawyer. You do not talk on any phone while being arrested. They listen to all your phone calls. If pulled over in your vehicle, you do not give a police officer the right to search your car! My dad said the justice system has been corrupted to benefit certain people of power. And these same people abuse their power and get away with it everyday! He said look at all our politicians they are lawyers, not true men of integrity or honesty! Just good liars!

[danacasale]

I once had a police officer show up at my house, It was late about 10:00 PM, told me that she had bad news about my parents. Turns out they had both been killed in a car accident. Asked to come in and talk to me, so under the circumstances I let her in. And I say let her in because as soon as I said she could come in, two more officers came out of the dark and bum rushed past me into the apartment. The original officer asked me if there was anyone else there, it was a small place and all the rooms were immediately accessible from the front room, as she was asking me if anyone else was there, {there wasn't and I told her so} and she asked several times in quick succession in different ways, her two compatriots that had rushed in, quickly spread out and and did a quick room by room search of the place. And then after searching the apartment stood behind me while the original officer asked several more probing questions before she went on to tell me more about the accident that had killed both my parents only hours before. I've done a lot of things in my life, but I never felt more violated in my life as those cops made me feel. Without a warrant I will NEVER let a cop in to my home again.

[leskerr]

There is something badly wrong with the system when the public are being advised how to save themselves from the police!

[johnstraub]

I carried a badge and a gun for 39 years. I was asked by a family member, if the police ever showed up at our house and requested to search, I told her, the first thing out of my mouth would be, "Do you have a search warrant?" She said, "You were a cop for 39 years, why wouldn't you cooperate?" I told her you never let a cop in to perform a search without a warrant. It's the principle of the matter. If I get stopped for some reason on a traffic stop and they asked to search my vehicle, same thing, I need to see a warrant. The threat of getting one quickly won't worry me. I will wait for a specified time. Traffic stops, unless there is probable cause for them to do more, then I will wait. Traffic stops have a time limit and keeping a person for too long will be a violation of your civil rights.

[toddlipira]

40 years ago, I was told, by a new assistant prosecutor that there's no such thing as truth. Only, who has the better argument. I was shocked, back then. Not anymore.

[northeasternexped]

And they wonder why there's no public trust anymore.

[notgilty]

Remember this: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say, can and will be MISQUOTED and used against you in a court of law.

[baleavitt]

Guaranteed, if a cop convinces you to let him search your property without a warrant, they already have the "evidence" in their pocket ready for planting. Don't consent to search, say nothing but "Lawyer!"

[erictaylor]

Just a few days after moving into an apartment I got a visit from the police looking for someone I had never heard of.
I said I had just moved in and I didn't know anything about a previous tenant.
Then the police asked if they could come in and look around, just to make sure the person they were looking for wasn't there.
I told them that wasn't going to happen. They said they would return later that day with a search warrant, so why not just let them in. I told them if they had a search warrant I would comply with it, but they were not getting in without one.
Over the next 6 years I never saw these cops again.

[TheLepke]

I had a detective tell me in an interrogation room that he found my fingerprints at the scene of a crime. It was a bold statement considering my prints had never been taken before. I was tempted to tell him I was wearing gloves at the time, but decided against it.

The room had one very tiny mirrored window. He pointed at the window and explained there was a witness, and I was just in a lineup where that person identified me. Hmm, a lineup of just me? Yeah, they never did charge me with anything.

[Write-Stuff]

It's sad that even when cops/detectives know it's not you, they will still push for a conviction. They don't care that you didn't do it; they only care that they get you to admit it so that they move closer to ranking up within the brotherhood.

[soreal]

So true. I was set up, and I spoke to an officer because i had nothing to hide. Yet, the detective tried to manipulate my truth with the lie from someone else. Took my cellphone because of my voluntary statement.

It cost me more to hire an attorney, but the truth prevailed. I refused to let it happen to me. Even tho I beat my case, I still feel violated. It hurts to be treated like that.

My best advice is never talk to anyone but your attorney. Dont even so much as whisper to yourself when left alone in a room. Protect your They will do anything, and I mean ANYTHING to violate them.

[thesailjunkie]

ALWAYS remember...when YOU lie, it's perjury. When the COPS lie, it's an investigative technique.

[Saint_Ann]

“I invoke and refuse to waive my Fourth Amendment right to be free of any unlawful search or seizure.”
“I invoke and refuse to waive my Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.”
“I invoke and refuse to waive my Sixth Amendment right to have an attorney of my choice present during any and all questioning.”
Then comes the tough part for us guys: actually keeping our pie-holes shut.

[Graeme_Lastname]

There is such a thing as "off the record" when dealing with police. It occurs when they break the rules. 🤔

[rickbrooks]

The right to be left alone is the true meaning of "Justice".

[JugglesGrenades]

A cop friend gave me some advice years ago:
Admit nothing
Deny everything
Make them prove it in court

[touchedouche]

‘Off the record’? Thank goodness. Been wanting to get this off my back for a while. I drink milk directly from the jug, orange juice too.

[kpgrubb]

I was a policeman and a federal agent for 20 years. I became angry with, and eventually left, with honor, my organization because of their emphasis on RIC (Recoveries, Indictments, and Convictions). My main complaint was, where's the "O"? That is, what happened to OBJECTIVITY? Isn't our mission to find the truth, whether it acquits the accused or not, rather than to just put people in prison? I certainly did put some people in prison who really needed to be there. They deserved it and they know it. But in some of my investigations, I ended up proving that the accused DID NOT commit any crime. Was I rewarded for that? For keeping a person out of prison? NO. Not even a mention in my performance report. Don't fall for anything the police say. Take it from a retired federal agent. The police are NOT your friends. And you don't have to say anything to the police no matter what they tell you. Just tell them "I want a lawyer."

[tommissouri]

I was asked to take a breathalyzer once about 40 years ago. I was at RAF Lakenheath and had just come from the NCO club with a bunch of friends. The SPs stopped me and asked where I had been. Well, the Parking lot went from the NCO club, around the Class VI store, past the bowling alley to them. It was pretty obvious where I came from.
"In the NCO club, sir."
"Have you had anything to drink tonight?"
"Yes, sir."
"Would you step out of the car, please?"
"Certainly, sir."
He goes through spiel about giving me a breath test and how it works and so on. I agree. I blow on it real hard, and he goes, "Uh, you don't seem to be blowing it in. You need to blow in this tube and not hold your breath." So I try again. And again. This is frustrating him, so he is watching me carefully to be sure I am blowing in the tube. He asks me how much I had to drink that night.
"Three or four, sir. I think. I don't remember."
He goes to talk to the other SP, and try to figure why the machine isn't showing anything.

My three drunk friends in the car are rolling with laughter. This isn't helping with the SPs. 😄
The other SP gets another unit out from his car, comes over, and repeats the process.
I blow on the tube again and again and again.
They can't figure out why two machines don't seem to be working and keep checking how I am blowing in the tube.
Finally, the second SP asks, "How many drinks did you have tonight?"
About three or four, sir."
"And what were you drinking?"
"Coke, sir"
"Why didn't you tell us that sooner?"
"You didn't ask, sir."
The rest were unmentionable words about getting in the car and getting out of there. 😄😄😄