LIES!

Repetition is very helpful.

Am I free to go?
(If not, then..)
Am I under arrest?
(If yes, then..)
I would like an attorney...

You will not talk yourself out of trouble.

If you don't say anything, they may have to let you go (no evidence).But if you chit chat, your words will be used against you. Count on it.

If you lie, you will get yourself in MORE trouble.

Just prepare yourself for the moment and be ready to sit it out.
(when you prepare for the worst it seldom happens IMO)

Also, make an effort to conversate with officers you see out to lunch, coffee, on the street etc. Most people don't talk to police unless they're getting a traffic ticket or getting in trouble. So, naturally, whenever we talk to someone wearing a badge, it's a stressful situation. So, take the stress out and say hi to a cop today

xxx
Jinni

Ok thank you both and any others that respond. This is very helpful. So here is the made for TV script….

Let’s just say it’s a knock on the door to your door at your residence or any where else where you really would have no reason to think about STFU.

‘knock knock’

You open door to see 2 stunningly beautiful LE.

‘you’ hi there?
‘LE’ Hi there Mr So and So, how are you doing today?
‘you’ um fine thanks
‘LE’ Would it be ok to ask you a few questions?
‘you’ Sure thing what can I help you with?

ok at this point you don’t know anything they could be asking about a lost kittens, stolen car in neighborhood, fund raising etc so is this ok? Then if it’s not a lost cat and you are tipped off to what they are fishing for.

‘LE’ Do you know a Wanda Doeverything?
‘you’ If I understand it correctly, anything I say can be used against me; therefore I wish to assert my Fifth Amendment right to say nothing.
‘LE’ It’s just a simple question Mr So and So please just answer (or any thing else just stick to the above or say….)

‘you’ Am I free to go?
(If not, then..)
‘you’ Am I under arrest?
(If yes, then..)
‘you’ I would like an attorney...

Does that work? Ok what do you do if the scene is….

Walking out of a hotel to your car….

‘LE’ What were you just doing in there?

What do you say? You can’t lie, so right to….

‘you’ If I understand it correctly, anything I say can be used against me; therefore I wish to assert my Fifth Amendment right to say nothing.

Thanks again you can never be too prepared

sirid

They will start to take you downtown saying..."That's OK, the gal already confessed and is going to testify against you, so we don't need your statement....unless if you want to make this easier for all of us, just give us a statement so we can get this expedited and you'll be home in a few hours instead of in the lockup for a couple of days until you get a bail hearing."

Sounds tempting doesn't it?

It's all BS!

If they had the statement from her, they would never bother telling you all this.  The paperwork for them is the same whether you cooperate or not.  They are telling the gal the same thing as they are telling you.

Hold the line.  STFU and assert your Fifth Amendment rights.

(still not a lawyer)

getting you to talk is their job.
they have studied the art of interrogation EXTENSIVELY.

they know what will make you talk.

you have to be able to block out everything they say.
if you listen to the words that come of their mouths, you will talk to them.

practice by going into a room with the television or radio turned on.
now, dont listen.   you don't hear the words.  you just hear noise.

nobody goes to jail for being deaf.
if you listen to them, you will talk and if you talk you will go to jail.

they lie, i promise you they lie and they're really really good at it and it's really hard to believe that about the people who we have always been taught will help us, but i swear to you, in an investigation, every word they say is a lie.  

if you tell them you want to invoke your right to remain silent, they are supposed to stop questioning you.  they won't.  they will continue to question you, about seemingly unrelated and very "safe" topics such as are you enjoying the lovely weather we're having lately ?

too bad you didn't just listen to me and go deaf and now you feel compelled to answer because you don't want to appear to be rude.
"i'm sorry, i don't want to be rude but i cannot answer any questions until i've consulted with my attorney"

"well mr sirid, do you have something to hide regarding your feelings about the weather"
you want to tell them "no, of course not"  but when you do, you've also said "ask me some more questions because i'm willing to answer them now" and when they ask you the next question, it wont be about the weather, it wll be about the case and "why are you all of sudden not willing to talk to us" and then you start to stumble because in your head now you know you look guilty guilty guilty but you're not guilty so you need to explain this to them somehow...... and you're now a deer caught in the headlights, putty in their hands,  and RIGHT WHERE THEY WANT YOU.

shut up shut up shut up
WHO CARES if they think you're guilty... they aren't the ones who decide guilt or innocence.... some of them are too stupid to even UNDERSTAND the laws they are supposed to be enforcing.... some of them do understand them but LIE to you about what they are and you will believe them because you think they have authority in regards to the law and THEY DON'T ......all they can do is arrest you (if you don't have a cow and start moo-ing, you'll be out in a couple of hours), it is up to a judge if you're guilty or not...... .  let them think whatever the hell they want..... they are government workers,  when was the last time a government worker dazzled you with their keen intellect ?

when the children who are trafficked into the us and sold into the sex slave market are rescued, they are arrested for prostitution so before you believe that the nice law enforcement officers are interested in helping you, make sure you know what their definition of "help" is first.