This low-quality video out of Washington (about which I am intentionally not providing much in the way of background information) demonstrates just how challenging it can be for some people to remember that when they are on the receiving side of an interrogation, the only intelligent move is to invoke your rights.
I want to take this opportunity to clarify some things as best I can (while noting that nothing I write here is legal advice):
Some find it strange, but in order to invoke your right to remain silent you MUST speak. Merely remaining silent or using your body language is insufficient. Not only that, but you must invoke your rights by speaking in a clear and unambiguous manner. Again: If you want your invocation to legally count you must state that you wish to remain silent verbally and unambiguously. The only alternative is that *you have waived your right to remain silent.*
Any of the following should suffice:
“I am invoking my Miranda Rights. I will not answer your questions and I want to speak with my attorney.â€
“I refuse to answer questions and want to contact an attorney.â€
You can even say, “I am invoking my right against self-incrimination.â€
Now, you heard the officers in this video badgering their subject about how obvious it was that his silence implied his guilt. So why would you invoke your rights by explicitly referencing your right against self-incrimination? Isn’t that incriminating? No!
Realize that the only reason those officers were legally allowed to do what they did is because the subject in this video never actually invoked his rights until the very end of the video.
At which point – as you saw – the interview immediately ended. That was not a coincidence!
However someone asserts their right to remain silent, it must be remembered that they people are allowed to change their mind. How might that change be communicated? By speaking or answering questions! Therefore, if you ever invoke your right to remain silent it is incumbent upon you to show with your actions that you are in fact invoking your right. Be quiet. Your ambiguity can undermine even your explicit statements.
Don’t be the guy in this video. He may be innocent of all charges and he may be guilty, but speaking with the police did nothing to help his case.
In an upcoming video I will show you someone who tries to invoke his rights ambiguously – through his silence – and who would have been far better served by speaking the few words necessary to clearly invoke.
Finally, I would be remiss if I did not note that it can certainly be appropriate to speak with police officers — if you are the one who called them.
It may seem as though I am trying to protect criminals. Absolutely not! Police interrogations in the United States have a goal, and it’s not “finding out the truth.” That goal – the purpose of the Reid Technique – is obtaining confessions. From whomever is sitting in front of you.
Stay safe out there.
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*Cop*: "I'll tell you your most important right"
*Suspect*: "The one about the right to remain silent?"
*Cop*: "…no, not that one. Definitely not that one. "
What a clown.
first lie "it stay's in the case file"
Lawyer up. Lawyer up. Lawyer up. Lawyer up.
Ya dun goofed
Never speak so many great Americans have died or disabled so the rest of the American citizens can have there rights. USE THEM , these investigators are using text book to get this man to talk. DONT TALK
It's a common misconception that invoking your right to remain silent "makes you look guilty." Investigators may want you to think that — they may even tell you that's the case. In fact, just the opposite is true. Guilty suspects are many times more likely to talk to the police than innocent ones.
Also, your comments beneath the video about invoking your rights are spot on. As someone who was arrested half a dozen times in my teens and early 20s (mostly for felony drugs charges and once for manslaughter), I know first-hand how duplicitous the police can be in the interrogation room.
I don't blame them for that — it's their job. And I certainly have no problem when guilty suspects hang themselves by talking to the police. But it's disturbing to think how many innocent people have also been locked away for years or decades all because they made a decision one day long ago to waive their rights.
He kept asking if he going to go to jail regardless, he trying to figure out if he can get out of it. Just ask for a lawyer and go to jail they going to take you anyway you a police you should know that smh.
This is pathetic🤦ðŸ¾â€â™€ï¸he's a fucking police officer he knows just how this shit works🙄he's guiltyâ€¼ï¸ Ain't No fun sitting on the other side of the law being judged💯
I like how his whole “should I talk or not†depends on whether he’s going to jail… what a stupid catch-22 position to put yourself in…
Always remember to flush after yourself
Man, these cops are going after him with the same old lies. "If you don't tell us everything, you're only hurting yourself!"
And
"When you say you're not talking about some things because it'll get you into trouble…"
The officer suspect said I'm going to talk about some things and others I won't. He never said it'll incriminate or get him into trouble; but they slipped that in there to use against him later. Too bad for them that he corrected them and said, "I never said that!"
NEVER GO INTO AN INTERROGATION ROOM (OR INTERVIEW ROOM, AS THEY PUT IT TO GET YOU TO AGREE TO GO IN) WITHOUT A LAWYER!
EVERYTHING YOU SAY AND DO IN THERE, WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU?
it stays in the case files>>>>LOL
If *liar liar " were a real person
What did he do?
I don’t wanna talk about the part that incriminates me .Congrats you just incriminated your self by saying that .Any person with 65 iq can become a police officer apparently
25:56 lmao
Are those the same cops on the Metro State case?
I never shush my toilet…..lol
Take that coppers……lol
Me: This is way too big (referring to the plate of spaghetti I got at the dinner table last night)
My brother: 10:07
"Hey buddy, I just wanna help you!" That sent shivers down my spine!
Why would a cop call for that line of bs? 😆
I 100% agree that everyone, innocent or guilty, should absolutely object to being recorded AFTER you invoke your Miranda rights and ask for your attorney. You MUST protect yourself.
"I did not hit her, it did not… oh hi Mark"
I don’t know… I just don’t know
What did this guy do? Is anyone dead?
The funny thing is, if cops couldn’t get people in the box and get them to confess, they’d actually have to do some real work and gather some evidence. But alas, over 90% of people don’t lawyer up.
and date of bith that was great
Are there police officers who dont know how police interrogations work?
Secret name for YouTube, Police Station case file.
He's a pretty dumb police officer. All police know to remain silent and ask for an attorney.
Best advice , say "YouTube, this video's availability is a product of leaking evidence without cause which is a serious crime and your own license to operate will be under threat should you show it. Now get my fucking lawyer cos I'm not saying shit without them"