I think Ruby Franke was pretty good from a defendants standpoint, notwithstanding shes an absolute piece of shit who should be in jail forever

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    [US] Any suspect that says “Am I free to go?” during an interview where they haven’t been Mirandized, and then if they are free to go leaves immediately.

    Or if they are not free to go and Mirandized “I demand a lawyer.” and “I am asserting my right to silence.” and nothing else. Playing cute games in an “interview” so you can get off some zingers at the cops is at best not going to make your situation worse. Very likely though, the longer you talk, the worse it will get. Therefore any technique that is giving up your right to silence and council is sub-optimal.

    This footage doesn’t catch the public eye as often because it isn’t spicy. It’s just boring. You want to be boring because the cops who booked you are not the right people to be spinning your side of the story to.

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    I think Gary Ridgway, the green river killer from the Seattle area, famouslygot out of questioning because he seemed honest and unintelligent. The cops didn’t think it could possibly be him.