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mudkip@lemdro.id to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

He took it literally

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He took it literally

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mudkip@lemdro.id to > Greentext@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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    My advice to my son has always been: if you’re arrested for any reason, whether you did the thing or not, you become a Pokémon named ‘lawyer’.

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      You need to specificly say “I want to speak with my lawyer”, cops in the usa have been able to deny someone saying something like ‘dont I get to speak to a lawyer’ isnt specific enough

      • Liz@midwest.social
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        Dude got denied once for saying “I want a lawyer, dog.” The courts upheld the he might have been referring to a dog that is a lawyer.

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      It took me a while! “Lawyer…”, “law…yer…” “laaaawyir”.

      • LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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        No matter the question: ‘lawyi… lawyi… lawyer!’

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          Just be careful not to evolve into a LawyerDawg

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            For anyone who doesn’t get this, a person wanted to envoke their right to an attorney and asked for his “lawyer dawg.” The police maliciously interpreted this as asking for a lawyer dog, which you have no right to, and the court agreed that that was a reasonable assumption and that the guy did not envoke his right to an attorney, so they did nothing wrong by not providing one.

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              Surely that can’t be true?!

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                https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/10/suspect-asks-for-a-lawyer-dawg-judge-says-he-asked-for-a-lawyer-dog.html

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