[tjic]

I've got multiple thoughts about this story, but the biggest one is that Robin Raphel answered FBI questions for quite a while BEFORE thinking that she should get a lawyer.

For anyone who's not as politically connected as she is (say, if you're Martha Stewart, or - God help you - a mere mortal like any of us), this is a sure fire way to end up locked in a cage. ...and make no mistake: if you read the article carefully, it's clear that the one thing that kept her out of jail is the fact that she was heavily connected to DC elites and worked a campaign of back-channel pressure.

Never, ever, EVER answer police or FBI questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE

[Diederich]

I knew what this youtube link was before I clicked it.

This is so important, my family and I watch it several times a year.

As far as I'm concerned, it should be taught in school, though that's so politically incorrect as to be unthinkable.

As are most of us, law enforcement are professionals who are rated on various metrics. The main metric is getting convictions. Guilt or innocence is not even a secondary concern.

[tbrownaw]

Are there any studies that quantify the effect this has on the distribution of outcomes? Or how / whether the results vary by economic or social class (or race, since it can be a proxy for those)?