Hey, don't take me in the wrong way.
I didn't, Howard. ;-)
I am completely supportive of law and order, people being held responsible for their deeds good or bad, and law enforcement doing their job as the law requires...
Ditto.
However, from now on something like; "Sir, I believe I should speak to my lawyer first before I give a statement. thank you for your understanding", is going to be the 'Golden Rule' governing any crime-related chat I might have with LEOs in general simply because, as you said, I "cannot afford to be on the wrong side of a mistake, even an honest one." I'm too darned
old now to waste time dealing with some zealous D.A. 'spin artist'...to say nothing about being railroaded into a lengthy stay at 'The Grey Bar Hilton'.
Oh, BTW, a sort of 'coincidental' aside:
Yesterday afternoon I had the honor of meeting "America's Sheriff" David Clarke, Jr. (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin). He is
thee man in law enforcement 'far as I'm concerned...a 'square shooter' if there ever was one. In fact, he's one LEO with whom I might just be comfortable enough to throw caution to the wind and violate my new rule above. He doesn't play games...none of which I'm aware anyway. I like the guy.
IMPO, the country could use about 30 or 40 million more people just like him.
Sheeeze! Thread drift much???
I'm shuttin' up now...
SMH