[mpoulin]

When asked if they have a warrant, they say, "No, but it's okay, you just sign this form here."

After forcing him to sign, they go through all his personal belongings, but it's okay, you see, because he did sign a consent form.

When I was in college, I had the great privilege of taking a course from a Hungarian gentleman who had been captured by the Russians at the end of WWII. He spent 5 years in a Siberian prison camp before being released. His cellmate, who DID sign a confession (after seeing his granddaugter being tortured) was never released. Zoltan's advice to his students was very simple: Never sign anything.

[exodus]

"...His cellmate, who DID sign a confession
(after seeing his granddaugter being tortured)
was never released.

Zoltan's advice to his students was very simple:
Never sign anything.
# 39 by mpoulin
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That would be hard to do under those circumstances,
but I bet signing didn't help that poor gentleman's granddaughter.

[Joe Slobonavich]

"Never sign anything."

I don't know what I'd do if my granddaughter was being tortured, but in the case described here, I would have signed the form, with 2 slight modifications to my signature:

• My first and middle names would be "Under" and "Duress," respectively.
• My Last name would have been badly misspelled.

Let them try to bring THAT to court to prove I consented. :D