Don't talk to the police

Disagree. The police interviews are designed to get people to say things that will get them convicted. This is a hackable system -- a social hack, but a hack nonetheless. (It might also be argued that the real hack is the police interviews where they trick people into giving up their 5th amendment rights.)

Also, the video is extremely interesting in its own right.

Re: Don't talk to the police

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Post by ardit33 » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 5:50 PM UTC

lincolnq wrote: post #6

run4yourlives wrote: post #2

Not Hacker News.

Disagree. The police interviews are designed to get people to say things that will get them convicted. This is a hackable system -- a social hack, but a hack nonetheless. (It might also be argued that the real hack is the police interviews where they trick people into giving up their 5th amendment rights.) Also, the video is extremely interesting in its own right.

I dissagree. This is more news suited for reddit.

Re: Don't talk to the police

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Post by jm4 » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 6:15 PM UTC

lincolnq wrote: post #6

run4yourlives wrote: post #2

Not Hacker News.

Disagree. The police interviews are designed to get people to say things that will get them convicted. This is a hackable system -- a social hack, but a hack nonetheless. (It might also be argued that the real hack is the police interviews where they trick people into giving up their 5th amendment rights.) Also, the video is extremely interesting in its own right.

That's a good point, but I think it's a stretch to argue that this is on topic. If the point of the submission was the social hacking aspect it might be better received if the headline reflected that. As is, a submission like this would be much more appropriate on Reddit or Digg.

Re: Don't talk to the police

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Post by rkowalick » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 6:53 PM UTC

run4yourlives wrote: post #2

Not Hacker News.

This IS hacker news. It is closely related to a certain creator of a certain file system who refused to exercise his 5th Amendment rights and is now formally convicted of murder.

Re: Don't talk to the police

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Post by bprater » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 7:11 PM UTC

I remind myself that I don't have to talk to the police every few months. (Need to pre-wire it so I don't flounder when under duress.)

One thing you have to be careful about: you may end up doing yourself more damage by pleading the fifth when it isn't necessary.

"No officer, I understand this is a routine traffic stop, but I'm pulling out the fifth and am not responding to your queries."