Don't Talk To Cops

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The longer the conversation, the more chance there is
for a skill investigator to find out what he wants to know.
Many times a police officer will ask you to accompany him to the police
station to answer a few questions. In that case, simply thank him for the
invitation and indicate that you are not disposed to accept it at this time.
Often the authorities simply want to photograph a person for identification
purposes, a procedure which is easily accomplished by placing him in a private
room with a two-way mirror at the station, asking him a few innocent questions,
and then releasing him.
If the investigator becomes angry at your failure to cooperate and
threatens you with arrest, stand firm. He cannot legally place you under arrest
or enter your home without a warrent signed by a judge. If he indicates that he
has such a warrent, ask to see it. A person under arrest, or located on premises
to be searched, generally must be shown a warrent if he requests ...

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