Excatly
I wouldn't trust a man who can't spell "exactly".
Michael Brown
Excatly
thanks but ill stick to, " im sorry im too upset to make a statement now"
stating that " i want to talk to my lawyer first" dose not make me a guilty person.
you will most likely be too shook up to make a competent statement.
you might say something like. he looked like he was gonna attack me so i killed the mother F*****. that wont look good on paper
its my right and i shouldn't be a suspect because i want to exercise my rights.
and the cops want you to do whatever makes their job easy.
for example about a month ago there was some one impersonating a police officer and tulsa police's official position was to act as if the person your in contact is in law enforcement even if you don't think they are.
unbelievable.
Pure and simple, making their jobs easer and nothing to do with our safty.
We have several Cops here and maybe more will chime in on this topic;
1. What do TPD or Highway patrol officers say when involved in a shooting?
2. When do they explain what took place?
3. How many wait or plan to wait until their union rep or attorney is present?
4. What is taught to cadets in the academy here in Oklahoma?
I have spoken with a former TPD officer who stated he did not make any comments, until he was represented.
LA County Sheriff Deputies / Russell County Sheriff Deputies(Alabama) do not say anything (nor are they expected too) until they have counsel present.
I can only answer for TPD:
1) We are required to give the responding supervisor a brief synopsis of what occurred.
2) The detailed statement is given to the investigating entity, typically TPD Homicide, a day or two after the incident.
3) Most seem to wait for representation.
4) I can only speak for TPD but we are told to give the required synopsis of the event and that you will be interviewed later. They are not "taught" anything about representation in the academy, but any FTO or supervisor worth his pay will advise an officer to wait to give a detailed statement.
In my own experience, I gave a full statement that night but that was many years ago when that was expected and we didn't know as much as we do today. I wouldn't advise anyone to do so today.
That said, there is nothing incriminating about saying:
"That man tried to kill me and I shot him in self defense. I will assist you in any way I can in his prosecution. Those people over there saw what happened and I will cooperate fully after I speak to my attorney."
I stand by my point that this is a better statement to responding officers than "I want my lawyer."
Michael Brown
That was a quick response... Maybe that will clear up some of the debate.
I think the statement that "I am too upset to make a statement, at this time" is reasonable and rather close to "I will cooperate fully after I speak to my attorney" provided they are not acting in a manner that appears to be elusive or confrontational. After all normal people don't normally shoot people.
I wouldn't trust a man who can't spell "exactly".
Michael Brown
If you'll review Mas' videos, you will find that this is not correct.
He advises you to make a simple generic statement to the police and THEN ask to speak to your attorney.
As a criminal defense attorney, have you ever defended anyone involved in a lawful shooting?
Michael Brown
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