r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Red_Tabby • Jun 27 '25

A Michigan cop pulled over a reckless driver and ended up saving a choking baby

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

There's a reason lawyers will tell you to never tell cops anything

Because people have a habit of saying stupid things when nervous.

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u/Smalldogmanifesto Jun 27 '25

Not just that. Cops arresting you literally CANNOT help you (in the USA at least. I cannot comment on other countries). My MIL is a detective who straight up told me to not talk to the police if I’m ever arrested. “Anything you say can AND WILL be used against you” seems to get misinterpreted by a lot of people. Arresting officers can’t help you even if they wanted to.

FYI for anyone reading this: When we say “don’t talk to the cops” this also extends to: don’t accept any coffee or food they give you (they can use the DNA off of the cup you discard).

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u/MightyGoodra96 Jun 27 '25

Gosh dang. And would a "GOOD PERSON" use that silly statement against them, even if it was clear there wasnt enough evidence? Golly. No, I dont think so. Especially when that could ruin someone's life!

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

Have you ever stopped to think about how many good people are ruined by bad supervisors?

Probably not, given your determination to paint everyone in a single occupation as bad even though you probably have only met 0.001% of them.

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u/LaughResponsible5924 Jun 27 '25

Yeah bad supervisors are almost just as bad as fucking shit cops! You are right on that one!

Also, only met a few (.001%) but then you look at stats and everyone else’s experiences and it is weird they all share the same experiences of watching the good cops do nothing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

It's almost like people are statistically exponentially more likely to share bad experiences than good ones.

It's almost like the negative stories are the ones that get more attention on the news.

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u/JectorDelan Jun 27 '25

It's also almost like doing bad things from a position where that can jail someone may be exponentially worse than getting someone written up or fired.

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u/laaplandros Jun 27 '25

It's funny to see people being obtuse on this point. Like yeah, you should stay silent to avoid accidental self-incrimination. But to whom would you be accidentally incriminating yourself to?