The Right To Remain Silent: The Best Way To Stay Out Of Jail
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Former New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Martin Horn gave a speech to City Hall in 2008 about juveniles in the justice system. This is what he had to say about the adolescents on Rikers Island.
“…They tend to be detained on more serious charges than our older adult population. While 76% of our older adult males were in custody on felony charges, 93% of our adolescents were charged with felonies…Most adolescents in our custody are people of color; approximately 65% are black and 30% are Latino.”
In other words, an astounding 95% of the adolescents on Rikers Island are either Black or Latino and are facing serious jail time.
Here are two ways to explain these statistics:
A. Younger criminals are less experienced and are, therefore, easier to catch.
And/Or
B. Younger arrestees don’t know any better and fall for police interrogation tactics. Therefore, they confess to crimes at a higher rate than adults with more experience in dealing with the police.
If (B) is true, we have a problem. As some of you may know firsthand, confessions don’t always mean you’re guilty. You’d be surprised at what actually constitutes a “confession” in the eyes of the jury.
Put simply, if you’re not careful, you may find that your words will make you confess to a crime you didn’t do.
The goal of this article is to give you the confidence to never, ever confess to a crime you didn’t do.
It’s easy. If all else fails, just remember these two words: SAY NOTHING.
Let me say it again. If you only read two words in this entire article, let it be these two: SAY NOTHING.
Again, if you want to stay out of jail, SAY NOTHING.
SAY NOTHING!!!!!
It sounds like a no-brainer but you’d be surprised at how easy it is to forget this simple rule, especially when law enforcement “creatively” employ tactics designed to get you to say things you really shouldn’t. I went undercover in two New York-area District Attorney’s Offices and uncovered some examples of “creative” law enforcement. I’ve changed names and places to protect the innocent.
But before I spill the beans, what was that rule again?
SAY NOTHING!!!!!!!
Read the whole article here..................
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/columns-editorials/id.1393
“…They tend to be detained on more serious charges than our older adult population. While 76% of our older adult males were in custody on felony charges, 93% of our adolescents were charged with felonies…Most adolescents in our custody are people of color; approximately 65% are black and 30% are Latino.”
In other words, an astounding 95% of the adolescents on Rikers Island are either Black or Latino and are facing serious jail time.
Here are two ways to explain these statistics:
A. Younger criminals are less experienced and are, therefore, easier to catch.
And/Or
B. Younger arrestees don’t know any better and fall for police interrogation tactics. Therefore, they confess to crimes at a higher rate than adults with more experience in dealing with the police.
If (B) is true, we have a problem. As some of you may know firsthand, confessions don’t always mean you’re guilty. You’d be surprised at what actually constitutes a “confession” in the eyes of the jury.
Put simply, if you’re not careful, you may find that your words will make you confess to a crime you didn’t do.
The goal of this article is to give you the confidence to never, ever confess to a crime you didn’t do.
It’s easy. If all else fails, just remember these two words: SAY NOTHING.
Let me say it again. If you only read two words in this entire article, let it be these two: SAY NOTHING.
Again, if you want to stay out of jail, SAY NOTHING.
SAY NOTHING!!!!!
It sounds like a no-brainer but you’d be surprised at how easy it is to forget this simple rule, especially when law enforcement “creatively” employ tactics designed to get you to say things you really shouldn’t. I went undercover in two New York-area District Attorney’s Offices and uncovered some examples of “creative” law enforcement. I’ve changed names and places to protect the innocent.
But before I spill the beans, what was that rule again?
SAY NOTHING!!!!!!!
Read the whole article here..................
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/columns-editorials/id.1393
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