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He took it literally (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

and the cops will buy it (they won't).

The vast majority of cops are really dumb, so I disagree with this statement. However, cops are highly motivated to not give a shit about whether a suspect is actually guilty. They're motivated to get a confession or conviction, regardless of innocence or guilt.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Assuming the cops are dumb (enough) is a really risky strategy. And even if you are lucky and they are, they might just end up making a lucky guess.

    Plus, they've been through this game hundreds of times, while you most likely have quite limited experience with the system (hopefully). Never underestimate that.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Assuming the cops are dumb (enough) is a really risky strategy.

    I am not saying to assume that they're dumb. I'm saying to assume that they're malicious

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That is a much safer assumption. Assume they are both malicious and smart. If they aren't, you haven't lost anything (except for the very small chance to get away with something, but if you rely on the cops being benevolent and/or dumb, maybe overthink your whole plan).

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    No. Assuming they're smart isn't necessary, nor is it realistic.

    All you need to assume is that they're malicious. They are rewarded for fucking people over. That's all that matters

    Now grow up and quit insisting on having the last word in the argument as if that makes you right

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Nice bait: do I take it, and therefore lose, or do I not, and therefore let you have the last word?

    Eh, we all know it. I am right, since I have the last word. I work at a pretty slow job, I have unlimited coffee and time, try me.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    I would qualify this further to say that cops are motivated to make as many arrests and lay as many charges that have a potential to get a conviction as possible. They don't really care if half or more of the charges get downgraded or tossed out, but they will charge a person with ABCDWXYZ during an arrest, because that looks good to them. If the DA only gets B and X to stick, that's fine, they got their arrest. It's the scattergun approach to charging people and arresting them.

    There's a fair chance that wherever you go, whatever you do, there is something about you, your conduct during questioning, or your property that a cop can cite, charge or arrest you for. This is by design. This an age-old tactic by dictatorships and opressive regimes that work in their favour. It's illegal for you to be you, and you aren't locked up only by the grace of the oppressor. The result they want is that you behave, comply, and be quiet, or they will find something about you to bust you for.

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