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3Hotdogs

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5. Years ago, '70's, I invited a captain from the county prosecutor's office to present to my 11th

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 11:17 PM

Jul 2021

grade class. They had seen an educational film about the 5th Amend. Miranda was only a few years old at that time. In the film, cops had used deception to elicit information from suspects. They asked the captain if they should answer questions during interrogation.

He responded, "As soon as someone reads you your rights, keep your mouth shut, no matter how innocent you think you are."

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Illinois becomes first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations amid ongoing c [View all] mucifer Jul 2021 OP

ummm... why is deception by the police in interrogations allowed at all? uriel1972 Jul 2021 #1

Exactly. Worried2020 Jul 2021 #19

+1 Deminpenn Jul 2021 #25

Discrimination on the basis of age bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #2

Does this conflict with a Supreme Court decision allowing police to lie to suspects? Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #3

The police is not a private organization, it's a government agency unblock Jul 2021 #7

OK. That sounds right. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #4

They have one of those "loop holes". multigraincracker Jul 2021 #11

Many of the minors caught up in the criminal justice system BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #13

Privatization of corrections, corrupt officials, companies with cross purposes to releasing ... marble falls Jul 2021 #17

Didn't SVU do an episode based on the "Kids for Cash" scandal? ShazzieB Jul 2021 #21

I have never watched any of the CSIs BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #22

Cash-for-kids scheme was terrible Deminpenn Jul 2021 #26

Well one of the judges (Conahan) was released to home confinement last year BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #27

Years ago, '70's, I invited a captain from the county prosecutor's office to present to my 11th 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #5

Last of the good cops. marble falls Jul 2021 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #6

Cops should not be lying to any suspect. marble falls Jul 2021 #9

I have a tee shirt a cop gave me years ago. multigraincracker Jul 2021 #12

And it's pretty funny, but more true than funny. marble falls Jul 2021 #16

I've been watching a series called Dallas DNA Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #14

A minor should not be interrogated by cops without a parent or advocate present. alphafemale Jul 2021 #15

I thought SCOTUS ruled that minors do not have a right to have a parent or lawyer with them Hestia Jul 2021 #23

Amid all the alarming headlines these days, PatSeg Jul 2021 #18

When they swear truth to their statement, police call it Testilying. quaint Jul 2021 #20

K&R ck4829 Jul 2021 #24