Most innocent people with no experience with the criminal justice system have a respectful attitude with police, and want to help them. When they get sat down at an interrogation, the cops use that against them, and badger people for hours on end to get them to admit to what they did.
You do two things. Demand a lawyer, and then shut the fuck up. Even if you are innocent, even if you can explain, even if you want to help.
Also ask if you can leave, if you're being detained, or being arrested.
In that Florida story, I don't think there's any way they could argue he wasn't arrested when they pulled him from his vehicle and took him against his will to a different place, but other times police can basically interrogate you and as long as you are technically free to go they neither have to volunteer that fact nor honor any requests for an attorney.
There's no hard and fast rule when a detention transforms into arrest, but they can't detain you indefinitely. They either have to escalate to an arrest or let you go. Refuse to speak, ask to leave and if they won't let you leave ask for an attorney.
Most innocent people with no experience with the criminal justice system have a respectful attitude with police, and want to help them. When they get sat down at an interrogation, the cops use that against them, and badger people for hours on end to get them to admit to what they did.
You do two things. Demand a lawyer, and then shut the fuck up. Even if you are innocent, even if you can explain, even if you want to help.
Do not talk to the police. Ever.
Also ask if you can leave, if you're being detained, or being arrested.
In that Florida story, I don't think there's any way they could argue he wasn't arrested when they pulled him from his vehicle and took him against his will to a different place, but other times police can basically interrogate you and as long as you are technically free to go they neither have to volunteer that fact nor honor any requests for an attorney.
There's no hard and fast rule when a detention transforms into arrest, but they can't detain you indefinitely. They either have to escalate to an arrest or let you go. Refuse to speak, ask to leave and if they won't let you leave ask for an attorney.
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