March 7th, 2010 / 1:47 pm
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Nick Antosca
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DON’T EVER TALK TO THE POLICE
Never, ever, ever.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik
part 2 after the jump
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fZQWjDVKE
Tags: police
I don’t really understand the police officer. He’s basically saying, at the end, “I don’t want to convict anyone that’s innocent, but I will do anything within my power—even lie—to convict absolutely anyone I bring in for an ‘interview.’ “
I don’t really understand the police officer. He’s basically saying, at the end, “I don’t want to convict anyone that’s innocent, but I will do anything within my power—even lie—to convict absolutely anyone I bring in for an ‘interview.’ “
stop snitchin
stop snitchin
Excellent advice. Also take notes on the surroundings after you get the heck out.
Excellent advice. Also take notes on the surroundings after you get the heck out.
thanks, this is very good advice. the sort of stuff i kind of “know,” but would forget the second the klieg lights came on.
thanks, this is very good advice. the sort of stuff i kind of “know,” but would forget the second the klieg lights came on.
I kinda like the cop. Cops bring in suspects they think are guilty–of course. He does say earlier on that he’s occasionally become convinced that someone he thought was guilty was innocent.
On the other hand, how much you want to bet that he’s put some innocent people behind bars, believing they were guilty?
I kinda like the cop. Cops bring in suspects they think are guilty–of course. He does say earlier on that he’s occasionally become convinced that someone he thought was guilty was innocent.
On the other hand, how much you want to bet that he’s put some innocent people behind bars, believing they were guilty?
Your last line is my problem, mainly. He is human, he can make mistakes, and from the methods he describes it’s pretty clear that if he mistakenly thinks an innocent person is guilty, they’re pretty much done for.
But yeah, I understand he tries to only bring in people that are guilty, and that with this kind of thing it’s sometimes (often, maybe?) pretty easy to see that a person is guilty (the slumping, hand over face, body language stuff).
Your last line is my problem, mainly. He is human, he can make mistakes, and from the methods he describes it’s pretty clear that if he mistakenly thinks an innocent person is guilty, they’re pretty much done for.
But yeah, I understand he tries to only bring in people that are guilty, and that with this kind of thing it’s sometimes (often, maybe?) pretty easy to see that a person is guilty (the slumping, hand over face, body language stuff).
Definitely good advice. I’d be interested to see if there’s any gianters who get in enough tangles with the law where this advice would pay off.
Definitely good advice. I’d be interested to see if there’s any gianters who get in enough tangles with the law where this advice would pay off.
I’ve never been arrested. Once I missed being arrested by a few minutes. The friends who didn’t leave when it would have been sensible to leave could have benefited from the above advice.
Cop: “Whose fireworks were they?”
Friend #1: “Mine.”
Friend #2: “And I lit ’em off!”
I’ve never been arrested. Once I missed being arrested by a few minutes. The friends who didn’t leave when it would have been sensible to leave could have benefited from the above advice.
Cop: “Whose fireworks were they?”
Friend #1: “Mine.”
Friend #2: “And I lit ’em off!”
hmm, typical cop is typical. whereas I do respect the role of the police officer, their unapologetic tone when discussing the ruthlessness of their tactics is quite the turn off.
I think it’s important to note, too, that he cites very personal and circumstantial biases for why he ‘went to bat’ for the guy who was, in the end, as guilty as anyone else he arrests. i.e. he was recently married, he was an ex-marine. this is what I have more of a problem with. I would have more faith in police officers if they themselves tried to be more honest to the idea of justice, rather than enacting ‘fairness’ via their own personal meting of justice.
the lawyer was the shit, though. hope I can get him if anything happens to me. guy was really smart and really savvy and clearly knew his shit.
hmm, typical cop is typical. whereas I do respect the role of the police officer, their unapologetic tone when discussing the ruthlessness of their tactics is quite the turn off.
I think it’s important to note, too, that he cites very personal and circumstantial biases for why he ‘went to bat’ for the guy who was, in the end, as guilty as anyone else he arrests. i.e. he was recently married, he was an ex-marine. this is what I have more of a problem with. I would have more faith in police officers if they themselves tried to be more honest to the idea of justice, rather than enacting ‘fairness’ via their own personal meting of justice.
the lawyer was the shit, though. hope I can get him if anything happens to me. guy was really smart and really savvy and clearly knew his shit.
Don’t trust cops.
Don’t trust lawyers.
Don’t trust priests.
Trust puppies.
Trust music.
Trust silence.
Don’t trust cops.
Don’t trust lawyers.
Don’t trust priests.
Trust puppies.
Trust music.
Trust silence.
Haha, wow, they didn’t even put up a fight.
I’ve come so close to being arrested so many times that it makes me think that I’ve either got some preternatural sense of my proximity to cops or I have ghosts that steer me around like a go cart. Mostly the almost-arrests have to do with open containers.
On more than one occasion I have just finished a beer in an alley or walking down the sidewalk, crushed it with my hands or shoe, tossed it away, only to have plain-clothes officers do this weird move where they sneak up wordlessly next to a friend (who has a full beer), and grab him by the elbow, then shove a badge in his face. Then I have to follow them 20 paces behind to a squad car or a nascent processing facility.
In retrospect, I realize it’s entirely possible that I never get caught because I drink really fast.
Haha, wow, they didn’t even put up a fight.
I’ve come so close to being arrested so many times that it makes me think that I’ve either got some preternatural sense of my proximity to cops or I have ghosts that steer me around like a go cart. Mostly the almost-arrests have to do with open containers.
On more than one occasion I have just finished a beer in an alley or walking down the sidewalk, crushed it with my hands or shoe, tossed it away, only to have plain-clothes officers do this weird move where they sneak up wordlessly next to a friend (who has a full beer), and grab him by the elbow, then shove a badge in his face. Then I have to follow them 20 paces behind to a squad car or a nascent processing facility.
In retrospect, I realize it’s entirely possible that I never get caught because I drink really fast.
make no mistake, a puppy will fuck you up if you give him half a chance
make no mistake, a puppy will fuck you up if you give him half a chance
not me, andrew. i’m the dog whisperer.
not me, andrew. i’m the dog whisperer.
Good advice. Talking to cops can only be bad news. Only experience I ever had in terms of (almost) getting busted was with the LAPD, and the cops that popped me were fucking assholes. They even went into the ER to bust the girl I was with, who was at that moment being worked on by doctors. Tried to throw the dr’s out of the room and “interview” her about where she got the drugs while she was still dazed and semi-awake.
The cops line about police abuse in Europe is bullshit. Happens here all the time, every day of the week. Those cops in LA didnt bust me, but they did assault me and I was pissing blood for a week after that incident.
In LA, if someone OD’s the ambulance service are legally bound to inform the cops, who then show up at the ER to make arrests. So in California at least, people are very wary about even calling an ambulance if someone OD’s (nobody sent mer the memo about that though)
Luckily enough I didnt have anything on me, and the chick who was at our apartment was smart enough not to let them in without a warrant. I guess it was a busy night, they didnt bother following up.
The lesson? Cops. not nice people, couldnt trust ’em as far as I could throw em.
Good advice. Talking to cops can only be bad news. Only experience I ever had in terms of (almost) getting busted was with the LAPD, and the cops that popped me were fucking assholes. They even went into the ER to bust the girl I was with, who was at that moment being worked on by doctors. Tried to throw the dr’s out of the room and “interview” her about where she got the drugs while she was still dazed and semi-awake.
The cops line about police abuse in Europe is bullshit. Happens here all the time, every day of the week. Those cops in LA didnt bust me, but they did assault me and I was pissing blood for a week after that incident.
In LA, if someone OD’s the ambulance service are legally bound to inform the cops, who then show up at the ER to make arrests. So in California at least, people are very wary about even calling an ambulance if someone OD’s (nobody sent mer the memo about that though)
Luckily enough I didnt have anything on me, and the chick who was at our apartment was smart enough not to let them in without a warrant. I guess it was a busy night, they didnt bother following up.
The lesson? Cops. not nice people, couldnt trust ’em as far as I could throw em.
i agree with as. dont trust puppies.
i agree with as. dont trust puppies.
McNulty seems like a nice enough guy, though
McNulty seems like a nice enough guy, though
i worked in a big city ER for 7 yrs. we never told cops about ODs unless there was a death. we had zero interest. EMTs (ambulances) had zero interest as well. maybe it’s different in LA.
i’d give ’em thumbs up or thumbs down. nobody wanted to do paperwork. we were busy.
i worked in a big city ER for 7 yrs. we never told cops about ODs unless there was a death. we had zero interest. EMTs (ambulances) had zero interest as well. maybe it’s different in LA.
i’d give ’em thumbs up or thumbs down. nobody wanted to do paperwork. we were busy.
cuttin’ down the copse
cuttin’ down the copse