Thread: Tell Me About Regs Regarding Interrogations...

Just in case I'm ever being grilled in a police station and the cops are being pricks I can stand up, knocking my chair over, point harshly at the ground and say, "I know my rights you son of a bitch!"

Then either they will back off and get me a cup of coffee or two of them will grab me and ram my head into a wall which will cause an anurism 4 days later as has been known to happen.

No, but seriously, what are the rules in that situation?

More importantly, will the cops follow said ruled?

Maybe not, but it leads to a poor dramatic scenario when I say "I know my rights," forcefully but I actually do no know them.

You speak from experience?

Only experience gained from watching cop shows and those sob stories of people who were coerced into admitting to crimes that they didn't do.

Besides, if I said "I know my rights!" and the cop said "Really?" and I said "No, not really." I would look stupid...

Even if the cops aren't being pricks, if you're being interrogated it's generally in your best interests not to cooperate.

Here's a really good lecture on the subject:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik


The short version: Talking to the police can only hurt you, even if you're innocent.