The caution given to arrested suspects is " You do not have to say anything, But it MAY HARM your defence if you do not mention, when questioned something which you later rely on in court. "
"You don't even have to be arrested, or threatened with arrest, or anything else for that matter to find that you've innocently crossed the line from law-abiding citizen to number one suspect. Police officers and entire police forces have been known, on countless occasions, to go to incredible and highly illegal lengths to convict innocent people. They have also spent decades sitting on evidence that would have proved an convicted person is innocent and not given one single fuck about it. Innocent people have died in prison, or committed suicide, or spent so many decades of their life behind bars that when they finally get released, all they have left to do is wait to die. This is a good thing to keep in mind at all times when dealing with the police. It doesn't matter if you are innocent or guilty, it doesn't matter if the police officer is trying to be your buddy, it doesn't matter if they are just asking friendly questions and haven't mentioned anything about any sort of crime. When talking to the police about anything, even if you were a bystander witness to something that you had absolutely nothing to do with, shut the fuck up and don't say a word beyond "lawyer". If you are not under arrest, you don't have to answer a single question and can walk away from the police officer at any time. The line between Officer Friendly and Officer Bat-Shit Insane is invisible."
So I pulled this. It was added to the description not too long ago, and I can't find any discussion on it. It doesn't seem to serve any purpose other than to repeat what we already state, but just angrier and less formal.
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I'm not sure but I think the way the cops on cold case behaved is illegal as well as un realistic? If I'm right maybe that should be pointed out?
An example of a Villain waving his right en the cops know he already has a Lawyer (Like the SVU episode with Ludacris) is an example of a Batman Gambit when you think about it.
This trope needs a legal disclaimer. One that covers as many different countries as possible.
As to the whole "say nothing" thing - that doesn't work in the UK, where if you fail to mention something you later rely on in court, that may be used against you as an adverse inference.
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