gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months ago'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1454arrow-down1external-link'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymorewww.latimes.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square90fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·7 months agoIn which case, as long as the cop wasn’t lying, or making an excuse, could be easily proven. People might be more likely to trust that they were speeding if cops didn’t lie at every interaction.
minus-squareNotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 months agoPart of the problem is that cops are legally allowed to lie as an “Interogation Technique” (in the USA at least).
minus-squaresnownyte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoThat’s why you don’t fucking say anything because there’s a reason they say “you have a right to remain silent” But a lot of dumbass people don’t because they believe they can talk their way out of anything.
minus-squaresnownyte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·7 months agoPfffft And you’re to imply that the violators don’t lie? What a joke you are.
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIs that not why I explicitly said “could be easily proven”? As long as I’m less of a joke than you, I’m quite content <3.
In which case, as long as the cop wasn’t lying, or making an excuse, could be easily proven. People might be more likely to trust that they were speeding if cops didn’t lie at every interaction.
Part of the problem is that cops are legally allowed to lie as an “Interogation Technique” (in the USA at least).
That’s why you don’t fucking say anything because there’s a reason they say “you have a right to remain silent”
But a lot of dumbass people don’t because they believe they can talk their way out of anything.
Pfffft
And you’re to imply that the violators don’t lie? What a joke you are.
Is that not why I explicitly said “could be easily proven”? As long as I’m less of a joke than you, I’m quite content <3.