Don't Talk to the Police (2012)
As someone who has been through the criminal justice system a handful of times, here&#x27;s what I always tell people:<p>If you are approached by a policeman&#x2F;woman, you don&#x27;t need to say anything other than, &quot;I&#x27;m going to ask you to refer all questions to my counsel as I&#x27;m not prepared to handle or able to answer any questions you may have.&quot;<p>Don&#x27;t have counsel? Get some. Can&#x27;t afford any? Tell the policeman&#x2F;woman that you&#x27;ll &quot;confer with your legal team&quot; and if your &quot;legal team&quot; believes it&#x27;s appropriate to answer questions, you&#x27;ll let them know. Oh, and call your local public defender&#x27;s office.<p>A policeman&#x2F;woman may, &quot;just want to talk&quot; or, &quot;ask you a few questions&quot;; that&#x27;s okay, just repeat what you said. They may say &quot;you&#x27;re not in trouble&quot; and that&#x27;s great, so repeat what you said.<p>A policeman&#x2F;woman can only get you in trouble, they cannot get you out of trouble.<p>When it comes to court, our public defenders system, while it means well, is horribly broken. PDs are often assigned far too many cases they can reasonably handle. PDs don&#x27;t go to trial often enough, because they can&#x27;t handle the additional workload.