re: Never talk to the police

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I prefer to be intentionally and frustratingly vague in response to questions. You'll get asked the same question 20 times in different ways, so it's fun. You have to be careful, because they can and will write (and fabricate) whatever they want in their police report. Intentionally omitting pertinent information happens in basically every arrest in the United States. I've never been arrested when that didn't happen.

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How often are you questioned by the police about crimes?

In the two Making a Murderer docs, everyone seems to focus on the particulars of that case (i.e. whether they are actually guilty or not) but I think the more important focus should be that there are motives which create unfair 'justice'.

It's obvious that there needs to be someone to convict, even if there is no evidence that points towards a specific person. The public 'demands' that the killer is arrested and eventually found guilty. This leads to the prosecutor and local law enforcement doing everything they can to find someone. If some poor schmuck talks too much and doesn't have the means to defend himself competently, then they will use him as a pawn in their game.

As soon as I saw the post, I thought of that video. Solid video. Just be courteous but offer no information.

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Even told me that they had hidden speed detectors out in the trees seeing how fast people go there. Even said he wouldn't pull them over unless they going 80+ (at this area it is a passing lane for about a mile or two where everyone guns it to get by the semi's.

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This reminds me of my last speeding ticket, like 5 yrs ago, and pisses me off still. Ha. Clear example of the "not for safety, but for revenue purposes" crowd.

I spent a saturday night hanging out with a friend up in Sherman TX. I left for home that next morning around 7:30ish, so daylight and pretty open roads. No hurry to get home, so was just a chill ride for the straight shot down 75. Anyway, that stretch of 75 is 80mph, and has legit "left lane for passing only signs." Which is great.

I dont really go 80mph regularly, and I was forced to go that fast. Which wasnt naturally comfortable actually as I was cruising, so I set the cruise control just to be able to. No biggie at 83ish. I passed a couple of really slow cars in the right lane.

Sooooo I'm in the right lane, and I start closing the gap on a semi. Now i'm trying to decide what to do. By the time I get close enough to need get into the left lane to pass him, we start hitting somewhat of a hill. So now we are both going slower than 80, and I press the gas a bit to give me a little boost past him to get back in front and back to cruise. Of freaking course there's a cop at the bottom of the hill clocking people at the peak of the hill. He got me going 85-87 as my momentum started taking me downward.

The cop comes up, and knew I was just passing the semi when he asked...."just trying to pass the semi?".."Yes sir"....cool....here's your ticket. Bastard.

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You were doing 87 and got mad cuz you got a ticket? LOL what a dumbshit.

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Or better said....I was going 5-7, on the downslope, over the legal speed limit on a fairly open stretch.

Goes back to the first line of my post douchebag.

I love watching Live PD but it's so frustrating watching all of the dummies bury themselves time after time. Kind of funny as well.

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Guess you didn't watch the video.

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I don't need to watch a video on how to act when i get pulled over for speeding in my legal car with all the correct paper work in it. You act like a normal and respectable human being and if they give you a ticket, so be it.

I also don't need to watch a video on how to act around cops when they question me about criminal offenses I may or may not have committed, b/c i'm not a criminal, nor do i put myself in situations where criminal activity may be present.

The amount of downvotes i have gotten is hilarious. Anyone that downvoted, i assume you've dabbled in criminal activity, like a dumbass, or you're a lawyer who represents those dumbass's.

I thought this was relatively common knowledge

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If you're too stupid to realize a cop is lying when he says "no you're better off without an attorney" then that is his problem.

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The Constitution protects stupid people too.