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Re: I always love in the TV shows when... BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 02/06/2010 04:36:34 AM
Also, know the difference between being arrested vs. being detained and what they and you are entitled to do in each case.


the cops tell someone. "You need to go downtown and talk with us now." and the person is like, "Uh. OK. Give me a ride, right?" :P

I've actually done that once, when I was an unaware college student/sheeple.

Close to the Canadian border, the Border Patrol pulled me over and I was going over 90 on the interstate. But they can't write speeding tickets so that wasn't it. They claimed I had crossed the border illegally and suspected me of smuggling drugs/people across. I did not have my passport on me, and apparently they could not look up my citizenship info from everything I'd given them (DL, SSN, student ID). In retrospect, I suspect this was BS and wasn't their main concern.

They asked me to drive with them to their station and continue the questioning there, and I did. I had done nothing wrong, but I wasn't sure what would have happened if I had refused (probably arrested).

They were really fixated on my being a smuggler and their questioning was, as you described, crafty. Thankfully, I did not trip up too badly and my parents were eventually able to fax over citizenship docs. But what really cleared it was allowing them to search my car. I did not think anything of it at the time, but I would not allow that today.
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SCOTUS Update: Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up - trzaska2000 - 01/06/2010 07:53:14 PM 1166 Views
What I don't like about this decision... Legolas - 01/06/2010 08:21:02 PM 748 Views
I think the only potential issue is if the person didn't understand the Miranda warning. Tom - 01/06/2010 10:37:42 PM 682 Views
Damn you common sense!!! *NM* everynametaken - 02/06/2010 02:56:17 AM 294 Views
that is an odd way of looking at it random thoughts - 01/06/2010 11:58:12 PM 695 Views
I'm more referring to the almost "magic words" that Kennedy introduces here. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:18:07 AM 712 Views
So we should not allow police to question people at all? random thoughts - 02/06/2010 12:31:27 AM 647 Views
You won't hear me complain if the Miranda rights are scaled back a bit. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:40:23 AM 634 Views
The goal is not to keep guilty people from confessing random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:48:48 AM 662 Views
The way I see it... everynametaken - 02/06/2010 03:06:01 AM 790 Views
Forgot to mention - the 5-4 decision was split between cons and libs, but..... trzaska2000 - 01/06/2010 08:36:41 PM 649 Views
Seems reasonable to me scalius - 01/06/2010 09:44:30 PM 779 Views
This seems reasonable to me. Joel - 01/06/2010 09:47:34 PM 724 Views
I'm stunned. Your response was reasoned, logical and concise. What have you done with Joel? Tom - 01/06/2010 10:43:22 PM 685 Views
It's been a long weekend; I'm tired. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:38:32 AM 772 Views
Joel is going to be so pissed when he finds out that you logged onto his account..... trzaska2000 - 02/06/2010 01:42:50 AM 694 Views
I'm not saying another word until my lawyer is here! Joel - 02/06/2010 02:02:12 AM 787 Views
Hey deaf people who can't speak... pound sand. BlackAdder - 01/06/2010 09:55:41 PM 778 Views
well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview random thoughts - 02/06/2010 12:26:31 AM 675 Views
Re: well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 03:57:35 AM 686 Views
you are often questioned by the police? What are you doing to make that happen? random thoughts - 02/06/2010 03:35:47 PM 720 Views
I travel internationally BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 08:40:38 PM 688 Views
This decision is a setback for us all. PerrinWT - 01/06/2010 10:10:51 PM 791 Views
No it isn't. Tom - 01/06/2010 10:42:06 PM 709 Views
Re: No it isn't. PerrinWT - 01/06/2010 11:26:07 PM 720 Views
bah damookster - 02/06/2010 12:11:46 AM 673 Views
Teach people to say "I'm not saying anything until my lawyer gets here." Period. *NM* Tom - 02/06/2010 12:38:24 AM 286 Views
Close, but not cigar. PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 01:30:19 AM 722 Views
if they catch more bad guys is that a bad thing? *NM* random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:50:12 AM 300 Views
Would you be okay with the prohibition of firearms if it lowered the crime rate? Ghavrel - 02/06/2010 02:18:26 AM 687 Views
I think you have to have reasonable balance random thoughts - 02/06/2010 05:48:31 PM 741 Views
You are at the intersection of bull and shit. Tom - 02/06/2010 04:00:32 PM 705 Views
Re: You are at the intersection of bull and shit. PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 10:18:36 PM 698 Views
Hey douchebag, you're still wrong. Tom - 02/06/2010 10:34:48 PM 681 Views
Any particular reason you started the name calling? ironclad - 02/06/2010 10:58:47 PM 621 Views
At what point did that happen? Aemon - 02/06/2010 01:26:13 AM 646 Views
This is what I alluded to in my response. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:44:14 AM 745 Views
Re: At what point did that happen? PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 01:48:52 AM 764 Views
I am confused Camilla - 01/06/2010 11:09:14 PM 693 Views
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ummm, no... damookster - 02/06/2010 12:13:59 AM 723 Views
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spare me the pontificating damookster - 02/06/2010 01:50:27 AM 762 Views
Re: spare me the pontificating PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 02:01:27 AM 648 Views
you never wave your right to remain silent forever random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:53:07 AM 634 Views
It's perhaps odd that we're on opposite sides of this. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:59:46 AM 672 Views
Nothing has changed random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:56:08 AM 666 Views
Except you risk waiving them unless you specifically say you want to use them. BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:07:51 AM 679 Views
not surprising that people who use phrases like "Police State of America" believe that random thoughts - 02/06/2010 03:24:25 PM 684 Views
As far as I can tell, this changes nothing and simply maintains the status quo. LiterateDog - 01/06/2010 11:27:36 PM 689 Views
An interesting way of looking at it at the end. Joel - 02/06/2010 02:05:34 AM 751 Views
For those who don't understand the techniques of police interrogation let me make this clear. everynametaken - 02/06/2010 01:57:51 AM 739 Views
Good advice BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:00:45 AM 622 Views
I always love in the TV shows when... everynametaken - 02/06/2010 04:16:35 AM 724 Views
Re: I always love in the TV shows when... BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:36:34 AM 814 Views
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