This advice seems to involve saying a lot of things to a police officer in the heat of a very stressful moment.
I always understood that nothing, nothing, you say to a police officer will be of the slightest benefit to you and will probably make things a hell of a lot worse.
Crimes aren’t convicted on what is said or not said to the first police officer who arrives on the scene, the police officer’s first opinion of what may or may not have happened is utterly irrelevant to your being found guilty or not.
It is in the court room where the verdict will be decided, long after the event and your attempt at self-justificatory babbling to the first cop to show up will now be dissected and analysed in court by very clever prosecutors who will be delighted to put whatever slant they like on your, by now barely recollected words, to the jury.
I always understood that what you do is shut the freak up and say nothing until such time as your legal representative has arrived, and continue to say nothing afterward, let him do the talking for you.
+1, Mick.
Please reread Masod’s advice, and the REASONS FOR IT.
In the old days, total silence was good advice. No longer. If you do not tell your story first, trust me, the bad guy will tell his story, and at a minimum, you will lose big civilly.
Remember Michael Brown. All his friends were ready to tell their BS story and the PD did not get the real story out soon enough.
Tell your story, and just that story, then silence....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au4_EdPwTkE&list=PLbE6SK_fRoM7mXM0VveJwmnxZUg8VbSgN
Why you should never talk to the police. One of my favorite videos, ever. Listen carefully and often.
You’re welcome!
add: see Prof. Duane’s video.
Do Not Talk To The Police