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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 393554" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>I agree. The adult system is not a 'justice' system for anybody. I will never believe a police officer again, after our experience. And since then, I've come across lectures from </p><p>attorneys, as well as advice from easy child 1 (who is in second year law school), saying NEVER speak to a police officer other than to a) ask if you are free to leave (if so, do it!) and</p><p>b) if you're not free to leave, ask for counsel. Nothing you say to a cop can ever help you in court, but it can be used against you. And cops lie. The lawyer we got for difficult child 1 told</p><p>us that, and sure enough, the officers who illegally detained, interrogated, and searched difficult child 1 and his apartment all lied in court and in their affidavit. The other thing easy child 1 told</p><p>us was not to use a public defender if at all possible - in a big metropolitan area you might get someone who is decent, but in smaller areas they should be avoided. </p><p></p><p>I've had to back off from drawing lines in concrete too, and take things situation by situation now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 393554, member: 2884"] I agree. The adult system is not a 'justice' system for anybody. I will never believe a police officer again, after our experience. And since then, I've come across lectures from attorneys, as well as advice from easy child 1 (who is in second year law school), saying NEVER speak to a police officer other than to a) ask if you are free to leave (if so, do it!) and b) if you're not free to leave, ask for counsel. Nothing you say to a cop can ever help you in court, but it can be used against you. And cops lie. The lawyer we got for difficult child 1 told us that, and sure enough, the officers who illegally detained, interrogated, and searched difficult child 1 and his apartment all lied in court and in their affidavit. The other thing easy child 1 told us was not to use a public defender if at all possible - in a big metropolitan area you might get someone who is decent, but in smaller areas they should be avoided. I've had to back off from drawing lines in concrete too, and take things situation by situation now. [/QUOTE]
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