Don't Talk to the Police
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN treats it as the canonical video to link whenever talking to police or interrogations come up.
What it is
Regent Law professor James Duane gives startling reasons why people, even innocent ones, should always exercise their Fifth Amendment rights rather than talk to police. It is based on his article and book on the subject.
Recommended by 13 HN commenters across 12 different months, 2017 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec Chaebixi · 2017-09 · on “King County rolls out Miranda rights tailored for young people”
> If you do want to talk to me, I can tell the juvenile court judge or adult court judge and Probation Officer what you tell me. It's missing the explicit warning that "what you say can and will be used against you in the court of law." I think they should add a clause to the end stating "and they can use this information against you to get you in trouble." This video is always relevant when the subject of talking to police comes up: [this video]
Strong rec lmilcin · 2021-06 · on “Tips for Interviewing over Zoom”
No, not really. Advice for police interrogation is: never talk to the police. If you don't know why, you must watch this: [this video] Also, I never said this is my advice. In general I like to volunteer information during interview when I am the candidate. I think it lets me control the situation a little bit better and move to ground that I have much more expertise in. I am just saying that I can't fault candidate for not doing this.
Recommends sigstoat · 2018-03 · on “‘Testilying’ by Police: A Stubborn Problem”
> The police are 100% your enemy once they start questioning you about anything. Record, record record. even better, stop talking to them. [this video] > Catch them in one lie, and you get off scot free. they're not leprechauns, there are no magical rules in effect.
Recommends mhkool · 2018-08 · on “Tesla Directors, in Damage Control Mode, Want Elon Musk to Stop Tweeting”
The video titled 'don´t talk to the police' [this video] is a very serious message from a lawyer and a cop not to say a single word since it will be used against you. The same is true for Musk and twitter.
Recommends andybak · 2019-05 · on “Hertz bug leads to people being erroneously arrested and jailed”
> The "don't talk to police" mantra is for when you know that you've done something wrong Not true. Rewatch the original video. It covers exactly this. [this video]
Recommends conanbatt · 2019-05 · on “Seattle police use family DNA, latest science to identify killer 52 years later”
> I've been part of the group who got asked to give a DNA sample in the Nicky Verstappen [1] case. This was voluntarily, and I reluctantly did this Great story and thanks for sharing this. I want to answer why I think this is a bad idea however. First, I would talk to a legal defense attorney before doing this. A famous video about this topic is here [this video] . 1) The police might have told you it was for one case but it was for another, as the police can lie. 2) The DNA test itself might give a false positive on you or your family members, putting your family to a harsher scrutiny by the police that would have otherwise, and with more judicial justification. In the investigatory zeal they mi
Recommends dandellion · 2019-06 · on “Gallery Owner Arrested After Placing Spoon Sculpture at Purdue Pharma (2018)”
You might find this interesting, where a lawyer explains why should never say a single word to the police, under any circumstances: [this video]
Recommends codegeek · 2021-07 · on “Illinois first state to tell police they can't lie to minors in interrogations”
In case people are not aware yet, please watch this video about "Don't talk to the police". [this video]