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  • frohawk
    +4

    If you find yourself in trouble with someone in authority, just tell them what you did wrong pertaining to that situation; don't offer up information they didn't ask for. Then wait for their response.

    I'm not sure if this is actually good advice, but the few times I get in trouble that's what I do, and come to think of it, they seem angry and think I don't care about the situation... But I finding shouting about my feeling on the issue irrelevant and the meeting are usually short.

    shrug

    Actually, if someone could tell me a few hacks, that would be much appreciated.

    • nik
      +4

      I'd like to add that if you find yourself in trouble with authority (such as getting pulled over for treating a stop sign like a yield sign), acknowledge what you did wrong, be calm, and be apologetic. Shouting at a police officer will get you absolutely nowhere. Being apologetic and calm ensures that the situation (generally) won't escalate.

      • Idontmindturtle
        +1

        I know you mean well, but I think that is the worst possible advice you can give to anyone for anything other than a minor traffic violation. Also can be highly dependent on your ethnicity, like it or not, minorities do get treated differently to majorities almost everywhere on earth when it comes to justice in the legal system.

        Your lawyer gets paid to minimise damage to you as a clients Policemen have monthly targets on cases to close. It's wise to not confuse the role of one for the other. A policemen is never there to prove your innocence, even though he may be telling you otherwise.

        • nik
          +1

          I guess I'm confused by how staying calm and being apologetic isn't good advice when dealing with police officers?

          • Idontmindturtle
            +4

            Staying calm is incredibly good advice. Admitting guilt when you don't know exactly what they are going to charge you with is a bad idea. You may not be fully aware of the repurcussions for whatever crime you may have caused, and you may be giving them more evidence by speaking than they have without you speaking.

            48 minutes in length and gives a lot of incite, at least in regards to the American legal system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc

            • nik
              +1

              I didn't mean to go on and admit what you did wrong without them asking - I meant to acknowledge it if they tell you what you did wrong. I should have clarified that in my post.

            • Idontmindturtle
              +1
              @nik -

              That's still terrible advice. I don't think there is a lawyer on the planet who would recommend that telling acknowledging you did the wrong thing to a police officer is a good thing. That is what court is for down the track.

            • nik
              +1
              @Idontmindturtle -

              It's worked for me in the past when being pulled over. "You turned right on red when you weren't supposed to" "I suppose I did. I'm sorry, I guess I just didn't see the sign."

              Saying that's "terrible" advice is going a bit too far, I think.