DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE, EVEN IF YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT!
I wish every American followed this practice of keeping mum, there are so many
good reasons to keep quiet. One of which is not giving an officer reasonable or
otherwise unreasonable cause to act. Police are human and most Police have the
belief that their job is to BULLY any suspect guilty or not.
DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE! Pass that on to everybody you know.
The police are forced to back off if you don't talk to them, they are forced
to make a decision of arrest, or to walk away since they cannot hold you without
probable cause. Not talking to them takes away their ability to LIE about
any given situation which they themselves can and often do to facilitate an arrest
so they can buffer their resume for promotions.
There were many times in my life where I avoided arrest (Stupid Drunk) by keeping
my mouth shut. Even as the officers tried to invoke a reaction by cussing at me
I kept my mouth shut. At that point they were forced to release me even after fights
because without anger in me they had no reasonable cause. They just wanted a reason
even if they created it.
The Police will LIE to protect their career and reputation in the Dept.
And yes, there are exceptions and the bad cops are the minority of
just about every Police Dept in the country. Just the same, shut your mouth!
I was at a 7-11 in Austin texas at age 17, getting a soda. Cop walked up to get a drink, I guess during a break. Being a friendly idiot, I said “Hello”. He glared at me and his hand went down to near his gun. I just backed off and left the place. It was that day I learned that cops are not your friend. Treat them as you would a wounded wild animal. Keep your distance, avoid at all cost.