Also, know the difference between being arrested vs. being detained and what they and you are entitled to do in each case.
the cops tell someone. "You need to go downtown and talk with us now." and the person is like, "Uh. OK. Give me a ride, right?"

I've actually done that once, when I was an unaware college student/sheeple.
Close to the Canadian border, the Border Patrol pulled me over and I was going over 90 on the interstate. But they can't write speeding tickets so that wasn't it. They claimed I had crossed the border illegally and suspected me of smuggling drugs/people across. I did not have my passport on me, and apparently they could not look up my citizenship info from everything I'd given them (DL, SSN, student ID). In retrospect, I suspect this was BS and wasn't their main concern.
They asked me to drive with them to their station and continue the questioning there, and I did. I had done nothing wrong, but I wasn't sure what would have happened if I had refused (probably arrested).
They were really fixated on my being a smuggler and their questioning was, as you described, crafty. Thankfully, I did not trip up too badly and my parents were eventually able to fax over citizenship docs. But what really cleared it was allowing them to search my car. I did not think anything of it at the time, but I would not allow that today.
This message last edited by BlackAdder on 02/06/2010 at 04:37:45 AM
SCOTUS Update: Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up -
01/06/2010 07:53:14 PM
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What I don't like about this decision...
01/06/2010 08:21:02 PM
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I think the only potential issue is if the person didn't understand the Miranda warning.
01/06/2010 10:37:42 PM
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that is an odd way of looking at it
01/06/2010 11:58:12 PM
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I'm more referring to the almost "magic words" that Kennedy introduces here.
02/06/2010 12:18:07 AM
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So we should not allow police to question people at all?
02/06/2010 12:31:27 AM
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You won't hear me complain if the Miranda rights are scaled back a bit.
02/06/2010 12:40:23 AM
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Forgot to mention - the 5-4 decision was split between cons and libs, but.....
01/06/2010 08:36:41 PM
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This seems reasonable to me.
01/06/2010 09:47:34 PM
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I'm stunned. Your response was reasoned, logical and concise. What have you done with Joel?
01/06/2010 10:43:22 PM
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Joel is going to be so pissed when he finds out that you logged onto his account.....
02/06/2010 01:42:50 AM
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Hey deaf people who can't speak... pound sand.
01/06/2010 09:55:41 PM
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well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview
02/06/2010 12:26:31 AM
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Re: well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview
02/06/2010 03:57:35 AM
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you are often questioned by the police? What are you doing to make that happen?
02/06/2010 03:35:47 PM
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This decision is a setback for us all.
01/06/2010 10:10:51 PM
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No it isn't.
01/06/2010 10:42:06 PM
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Re: No it isn't.
01/06/2010 11:26:07 PM
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Teach people to say "I'm not saying anything until my lawyer gets here." Period. *NM*
02/06/2010 12:38:24 AM
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Close, but not cigar.
02/06/2010 01:30:19 AM
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if they catch more bad guys is that a bad thing? *NM*
02/06/2010 01:50:12 AM
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Would you be okay with the prohibition of firearms if it lowered the crime rate?
02/06/2010 02:18:26 AM
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You are at the intersection of bull and shit.
02/06/2010 04:00:32 PM
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I am confused
01/06/2010 11:09:14 PM
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Re: I am confused
01/06/2010 11:15:07 PM
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ummm, no...
02/06/2010 12:13:59 AM
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Re: ummm, no...
02/06/2010 01:38:54 AM
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Nothing has changed
02/06/2010 01:56:08 AM
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Except you risk waiving them unless you specifically say you want to use them.
02/06/2010 04:07:51 AM
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not surprising that people who use phrases like "Police State of America" believe that
02/06/2010 03:24:25 PM
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As far as I can tell, this changes nothing and simply maintains the status quo.
01/06/2010 11:27:36 PM
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For those who don't understand the techniques of police interrogation let me make this clear.
02/06/2010 01:57:51 AM
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Good advice
02/06/2010 04:00:45 AM
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I always love in the TV shows when...
02/06/2010 04:16:35 AM
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Re: I always love in the TV shows when...
02/06/2010 04:36:34 AM
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