{"id":189,"date":"2021-05-23T09:26:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T09:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coreyscottlaw.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2022-08-12T20:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T20:42:08","slug":"the-four-most-important-words-when-dealing-with-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v8k.41d.mywebsitetransfer.com\/coreyscottlaw\/the-four-most-important-words-when-dealing-with-police\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Most Important Words When Dealing With Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Full-Width-Video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 4 Most Important Words\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_5BWp4oXy8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em><b>The Four Most Important Words to Remember in Any Police Encounter<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>\u201cI want a lawyer\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>These words are perhaps the four most important words to remember in any police encounter.<\/p>\n<p>These four little words, when spoken, bring your sixth amendment right to an attorney into play. This is significant because once you raise the sixth amendment and have clearly expressed your desire for an attorney, all questions must stop immediately. You say those words and any interrogation, any questions from the police must come to a stop.<\/p>\n<p>There is one other piece of advice that is just as vital to know. I strongly advise you to say those four words, and only those four words. The reason why I suggest this, is because\u00a0<i>how<\/i>\u00a0you request an attorney is nearly as important as the request itself. Here are a few real-life examples of unsuccessful attempts to use the sixth amendment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe I should talk to a lawyer\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me, if I am right, I can have a lawyer present through this, right? 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