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From: JBB115@psuvm.psu.edu
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Subject: Re: What should be done with the cops come a'knockin at the door?
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Date: 25 Sep 90 17:57:17 GMT
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A funny thing happened to me one day when I came home from school! There's
this car in my driveway a Crown Victoria with a siren in the front seat.
Well I speak from my own experience. Say Nothing unless you are cofident of
your abilities to handle yourself.  90% of police work is done because
people rat on each other, and 10% is done cause the police (pick one)
harass, coerce, trick, etc people into admitting what they did.  In my case
I talked the whole time rather threateningly too.  The cop said "We know you
did it so why don't you admit it it will make it easier on you, your parents, a
nd us and if you make it easier on us the Judge will go easy on you. Well I
stood up and said you dont know Sh*t.  And all of this was infront of my
parents and the cop wanted a lie detector and everything when he said this
my dad went crazy. "A Lie Detector?!!!" Well anyway to make a long story
short I didn't take a lie detector I didn't go to jail (I was 18) and I got an
apology out of it...So If you didn't do anything don't say anything orelse say
something unpolite! It will make you feel beter!
            Jon