# Well, that'll teach you to lie to the police

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 4, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414 "2012-01-04T19:22:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414/101 "2012-01-08T21:49:48Z")

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I’d bet money this was a plan she and some Colombian boyfriend hatched.

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**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414/102 "2012-01-08T23:13:01Z")

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Was she picked up with a group of Colombians? It’s possible she was picked up with a boyfriend, or even just a bunch of ‘new friends’ that she was shoplifting etc. with, hence the name choice and determination to get deported, and knowing what to say.

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