# Annoying police by remaining silent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-police-by-remaining-silent/679076>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-police-by-remaining-silent/679076 "2014-01-17T17:29:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-police-by-remaining-silent/679076/81 "2014-01-30T20:18:03Z")

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> [@nevadaexile](#):
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> In most municipalities, the police will request that you come down the station. I will always refuse and make them arrest me if they want me to come down with **BEFORE** I have had a chance to talk with an attorney. I’m not going to be loud and aggressive; I’ll just state that they need to place me under arrest if they want me to accompany them to a police station before I spoken with legal counsel.
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> The majority of the time, the police won’t arrest you in these types of situations as you have just prevented what they wanted to happen from occurring (getting you to the station and then questioning you without counsel being present.) They may continue to ask; but more likely than not, they’ll leave you a card and request that you come to the station with your attorney.
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> I have always looked at things like this: If they have enough to arrest me, then nothing I can say will prevent it, so I need to speak with a lawyer ASAP. If they don’t have enough to arrest me, then we have nothing to talk about and I’m not going to the station.
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> Sorry if that makes their investigation “harder” but I have seen enough BS to know that the police are not concerned with protecting my rights. So I’ll give my name and provide some ID. After that, any more questions will require that I first speak with an attorney.

Yes, it’s surprising how many dudes think that they _must_ go when the police ask them.

Don’t go, unless with your lawyer.

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