The police exist to serve and protect. And because of this, many people believe that they are allies, people who can be trusted and relied on. There is a misconception that as American citizens, they have a duty to cooperate with the police as if they owe them something.
So they make the mistake of going to the station to make a statement, providing DNA samples, consenting to a search and seizure, and answering all questions that the officers ask. The result? They end up getting themselves in more trouble than they were before cooperating with the police.
You Don't Owe the Police Anything
Despite being told in school or by the media that law enforcement is a friend, the reality is that they are the very people who are trying to take away a person's liberty. No one is under the obligation to help law enforcement, nor do they owe anything to the police.
A person's duty is to themselves, their family, their parents, their grandparents, and their children. They owe it to these people to be smart and do anything they can to protect their freedom, livelihood, reputation, life, and liberty.
Dangers of Cooperating with Law Enforcement
The reason law enforcement needs to interrogate someone or ask them to cooperate is that they need to get all the resources to recommend a charge and send that person to prison. On their own, the police often don't have proof that a person is truly guilty, and they need cooperation to get that information.
A person should not be made into a partner against themselves. They shouldn't work with the police to get the information law enforcement needs to take away their liberty. If they do, they're waging a war against themselves and doing things to their detriment.
The seemingly innocent questions, searches and seizures, DNA sample requests, etc. will all be used against them in court. And the very officer that they tried to help will end up taking the stand and revealing all this incriminating evidence that will send the accused to prison.
What to Do as Far as Law Enforcement is Concerned
A person's duty, as far as law enforcement is concerned, is to protect themselves. That means exercising all of the rights granted to them by the U.S. Consitution:
● Their right to remain silent
● Their right to an attorney
● Their right against unreasonable searches and seizures of their person or property
● Their right against self-incrimination
● And most importantly, their right to remain innocent until proven guilty.
No one owes law enforcement anything. Their only duty is to themselves.
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