If you are ever asked to be interviewed by the police in reference to a crime they suspect you might have committed, shut your mouth!
By Harry Dunne
A lot of convictions are brought about because a police investigator didn't like the way a suspect looked, talked, fidgeted or argued during an interrogation. Don't fall for the term interview or just talk to us so we can clear you. It's all an interrogation. You may be labeled as refused to cooperate but that's all. The 5th Amendment gives you the right not to incriminate yourself.
When an investigator goes to the grand jury or trial, these key phrases like these may eventually come out:
Based on my many years of experience...
The suspect was uncooperative.
He was very nervous during our interview.
He showed signs of deception.
His reaction and or demeanor when told about the crime was not typical because of a lack of emotion.
He seemed detached from the conversation.
He fit the general description of the actor.
He owns a weapon similar to the one used in the crime.
He has no alibi.
Based on some or all the above, innocent people have been convicted of a crime.
It's all Junk Science. Like I have said all along, if you are ever asked to be interviewed by the police in reference to a crime they suspect you might have committed, shut your mouth!
The new thing is voice analysis. So if you speak, some junk science analyst will testify about the inflection in your voice showing stress on a meter. There is no known base line to compare it to. Just like a polygraph, the operator determines who is lying.
Police Investigators are evaluated on productivity. This includes arrests and cases cleared. If an investigator targets you as a suspect chances are he may develop tunnel vision on you. Other suspects and evidence will sometimes be ignored because of his gut feeling backed by many years of experience. Get It?
1 comment:
I often suspect that cops are more interested in clearing cases than in solving cases. It isn't the same thing.
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