Those Americans who believe that persons cannot be held without trial are completely naive and need to spend time watching what goes on at an actual courthouse or police station.  There are countless persons held without any allegation let alone formal charges.  Material witnesses top the list.  Jail (as opposed to prison) isn&#x27;t about punishment.  It is about the state holding people it deems useful to hold.<p>As a lawyer, my advice is always to stay as far away from police as possible.  Do not volunteer anything.  Do not participate.  Online, always work under the assumption that you are the target of an investigation.  Encrypt everything.  Use VPNs, preferably overseas VPNs by default and Tor where necessary.  If asked, never speak to any investigator without first talking to an attorney.  Do no rely on some lay interpretation of a constitution.  That document is not the friend people make it out to be.