“One of the worst things about talking to the police, as we will see, is the fact that our legal system permits… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“judges, for many years, have given police officers encouragement and incentives to engage in all sorts of extraordinary deception when they are… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“That is why police officers, like all humans, are subject to a powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“police officers, like all humans, are subject to a powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that after they have… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“If you talk to the police for three hours and give them three hundred details that would all tend to support your… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“been largely left in the hands of the lower courts, they have been so severely watered down that police officers can lie… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“And after Salinas, as we have seen, that means that you cannot simply remain mute in the face of police questioning, but rather must… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Memorize these two questions so you will not be tempted to answer any others: Who are you? What are you doing right here,… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“If you give the police information that turns out to be inaccurate, and the police mistakenly believe that you were lying to them on… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“As we can see from all these cases, a promise from the police to give you “help” is the most useless and worthless promise… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“In every one of these cases, the police ignored the suspect’s tentative and mealymouthed expressions of interest in a lawyer, persisted in their questioning,… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Because of the matrix of rampant horrors often described as overcriminalization, it is no longer possible for you to rely on your own conscience… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“The Supreme Court justices are able to decide fewer than 1 percent of all the appeals” — James Duane Copy Share Image
“I told her to send the agent a letter, explaining that she would be happy to consider answering any questions he might have, but… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“If you simply say nothing in the face of police questions, unless you are in custody and under arrest, your silence can and will… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Instead mention your Sixth Amendment right to a lawyer, and tell the police that you want a lawyer. Is that honest? Not entirely, because… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“Miranda warnings, written by the Supreme Court a long time ago, which require arresting officers to advise the suspect that, among other things, “anything… — James Duane Copy Share Image
“powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that after they have come to a conclusion, especially if it is a conclusion that… — James Duane Copy Share Image
