4 Quotes by James Duane

Anybody who understands what goes on during a police interrogation asks for a lawyer and shuts up,

If a police officer encounters you in one of those moments, he or she has every right to ask you two simple questions. Memorize these two questions so you will not be tempted to answer any others:Who are you?What are you doing right here, right now?If you are ever approached by a police officer with those two questions, and your God-given common sense tells you that the officer is being reasonable in asking for an explanation, don’t be a jerk.

And as we’ve seen, a jury can be persuaded that you lied about something when in fact you actually told the truth. Fortunately, there is one very simple way to eliminate that possibility altogether. Don’t talk to the police.

The other problem is that they are working within a legal system that is highly imperfect. That is not their fault, because they did not design the system.