# Should you ever even go to an interrogation room with the police? Like, even with your lawyer?

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**Created:** [October 25, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194 "2021-10-25T21:58:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-ever-even-go-to-an-interrogation-room-with-the-police-like-even-with-your-lawyer/953194/85 "2021-10-28T17:33:43Z")

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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> if you really have nothing to gain and no expectation that answering any questions will prevent a prosecutor from bringing forth charges, why give any testimony to police?

So what about a situation like the aftermath of the on-set accident with Alec Baldwin that is currently playing out, without getting side tracked by the details (plenty of discussion [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alec-baldwin-accidentally-kills-crew-member-with-prop-gun/952960/1020) if you want them) there was a terrible accident with a firearm on set that killed the DP, everyone and their dog seems to think the Assistant Director and Armorer are looking at manslaughter charges though currently the DA has not moved in that direction (no one is going to be surprised if/when they do, least of all the people being charged). Both the AD and the armorer have apparently layered up (as in they’ve been completely silent to the press, which I assume is on the advice of their lawyers).

But they’ve also been speaking to police as shown in the search warrants [issued](https://deadline.com/2021/10/alec-baldwin-shooting-new-search-warrant-gun-safety-halyna-hutchins-death-1234863531/). Given the fact they presumably have decent legal representation (not the multi-million dollar, former DA, team the producers have apparently employed, but you’d think they could get decent lawyer) why did they speak to the police about this?

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