In Praise of the Fifth Amendment

Entertaining and Educational (and a little scary)

Sean Chercover, gumshoe turned crime novelist recently posted a couple of great videos over at The Outfit about why you should never talk to the police.

In the first, Regent Law professor James Duane lays out the case for why you should never, under any circumstances, submit to police questioning without your lawyer present. Especially if you are innocent. Both funny and enlightening, and I promise this video is worth watching. In the second video, Officer George Bruch of the Virginia Beach PD gets "equal time" to offer his perspective. Bruch's talk is equally fascinating, and full of great stuff to use in your fiction.

If you've got 48 minutes to spare, watch these vids. If you don't have 48 minutes to spare, find them. Yes, the videos will spark brilliant ideas for your fiction. But more than that, they could someday save your freedom.

Here they are.
Video 1:

Video 2:

(I should add, that the other videos on that post are well worth the time)