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Should you talk to cops for routine shit? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by ButtBidet@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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I get that the rule-of-thumb for talking to cops is that you should have a lawyer present. But like, what if it's small shit? Hypothetically, what if I witness a hit and run and the cop is asking me what I saw? Should I really insist that I have a lawyer present?

Sorry if this question sounds really dumb, but I've always been playing this situation out in my mind. My feeling has always just to say what I saw, like tell the cop "it was a grey Mazda SUV". Should I tell the cop that I'll make a statement in the station with my lawyer present?

Also what if there's currently a crime in progress, like a shooting or something? I guess that's unlikely, and that cops are useless.

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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

You can always say "I don't trust my senses and memory to be able to accurately relate what happened". Or "I heard something but didn't get a good view of it".