🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 29 Jun 1998 02:55:38 GMT, bishp@mindspring.com (Randolf
Pitchford) wrote:

>russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto) wrote:
>>What if they refuse to answer?  The one time I was asked, I told the cops
>>that I really didn't think it was wise for me to answer that question.
>
>Actually, that's a good point. You should never admit to anything
>unless you've been charged.. Anything you say works against you in
>court.

Yup.   Exercising one's Fifth Amendment rights is a very good idea.

But, the good thing about DUI's, particularly those marginal .08 to
15's is that the alcohol affects their judgement *just* enough that
their inhibitions are lowered, and it's usually a problem to get them
to *shut up* after you have plenty of pc.

>
>You'll note, for example, how cops ask all kinds of questions up until
>the time they actually write you that ticket. Then they ask nothing.
>There's a reason for that. If you go to court, they can use everything
>you said to fry you.

Yup.   I used to carry a minicassette (in the days before patrol car
video) to record all the blatherings just for that purpose.

Regards,

Scott Weiser

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