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Never Talk to Police
- Never talk to the police to avoid accidentally incriminating yourself.
- Wait to consult a lawyer who can safely disclose facts and protect your rights.
Conviction Biases Harm Innocents
- The justice system wrongly pressures to convict the only suspect, which harms innocent people.
- Witnesses' memories falsely strengthen over time due to police influence, increasing wrongful convictions.
Misconceptions About Silence Rights
- Justice Scalia saw the Fifth Amendment as only protecting the guilty.
- Many false convictions involved innocent defendants who chose to remain silent.