maxanaxam:guidetodreaming:One of the most important things I learned in my Language and the Law clas
maxanaxam:guidetodreaming:One of the most important things I learned in my Language and the Law class is that law enforcement will intentionally misinterpret every type of statement asking for a lawyer as not asking for a lawyer. Even directly saying it like this “I will not speak to you without a lawyer” can be taken as a simple statement of fact rather than a request for a lawyer. You literally have to state “I am now invoking my right to a lawyer” and every time they try to proceed with an interrogation you have to answer every question with “I am invoking my right to have a lawyer present”. You can’t just tell them you won’t talk without a lawyer or that you want a lawyer. You have to state that you are invoking your rights. Otherwise they could just say “well they just said they wouldn’t speak without a lawyer present. That’s not invoking their rights to a lawyer. It’s just stating a fact.” even just stating your right to a lawyer doesn’t count!It’s literally getting to the point where you have to deal with cops the way you would with djinn or fae. Do not leave them even the slightest bit of wiggle room to screw you over. Be as clear and explicit as you POSSIBLY can. -- source link