Hold you for 24 hours to see if anyone reports a crime and describes you as the perpetrator.
When no one does, find a crime which seems plausible for you, and where they’ve gotten a description that could possibly fit you.
Interrogate you about it, giving you your lawyer of course. Assuming you do not have a solid alibi for that particular crime, there’s a real chance you’ll be charged and eventually convicted.
If you do have a solid alibi, they might keep looking for other crimes to charge you with, or they might give up.
If they give up, they’re likely to charge you with something related to wasting their time, for which you will at minimum have to pay a fine.
In my state a police sergeant can have you held for a psychiatric examination if they determine that you are a possible threat to yourself or others. You’d be transported under guard to the nearest locked ER and be examined. If you kept playing games you could spend 30 days in a locked ward and be liable for the bill.
If the cops decide to be extra nice to you, they could get you a public defender. They’d be overworked and advise you to stop playing games.
Interesting. Where I’m at any cop can hold you for a psych eval, but they have to have damning evidence that you will hurt yourself or others. I’m pretty sure no cop here, and by extension their department, or the doctor at the hospital, would be willing to risk a lawsuit because you refused to answer questions about a crime. The civil rights violation (because they’re retaliating for you taking the 5th), would be a bonus on top of the unlawful detention.
The situation posited means OP is either crazy or stupid. Either they are a psychiatric patient who has knowledge of a crime, or they are some kind of jerk who is wasting the time of the police and hospital. Depending on how the “patient” presented themselves, I think that most judges and juries would side with holding them. Also, by claiming they have information, the cops would be within their rights to hold the ‘patient’ as a material witness.
“Interfering with government operations” is a crime in most places. I used to work in public health field, and I have absolutely no patience with people who use first responders of any type as playthings. If you feel the need to act out, hire a professional and leave the civil servants alone.
The 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution affirms citizens’ right not to talk to investigating authorities. It’s what they’re referring to when you see cops in movies tell people “you have the right to remain silent”
Right to remain silent… Most people have no idea what they should do in that situation, and they get some shitty free lawyer that loses the case in court. The justice system in the US is ridiculous. :)
Rich people do what the hell they want, poor people get treated like dog shit.
Very true. Its literally their job to be actually smart human beings with a good sense of morailty, but they prefer to be the moralizer and make you talk shit that brings to to trouble. They can literally carry guns (exclusively in Germany) and restrict you how they want.
I experiences other peoples troubles in car lobby protests in munich. It was insane, the city was completely full of cops, defending this insanity as if it was an important legal asset
A fifth and a handle are two different sizes. A fifth is 750 ml ≈ .2 gallon ( US customary) while a handle is 1.75 L ≈ .46 gallon ( us customary). note 1 gal ( US ) = .8gal ( imperial )
They would send you on your way. There’s a show - I think on Apple - called Black Bird about a real life serial killer with a history of false confessions. It’s kind of a significant plot point. Good show.
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