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   Dr Suzanne she/her (drsuzanne@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2025 08:45:49 JST Dr Suzanne she/her

   After watching many, many crime documentaries, I’ve come to the conclusion that criminals get caught not because the cops are so brilliant but that the criminals are so fucking stupid. First, never talk to the cops. So many guilty people are voluntarily being interviewed. Why? That’s the first thing they tell you when you get arrested. You have the right to be silent. Seems like a good idea to me. 🤷🏻♀️

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2025 08:47:22 JST Rich Felker

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     @DrSuzanne A lot probably have the mindset that refusal to talk makes them look guilty. Which is kinda true if they've spent their lives normalizing a worldview where cops are trustworthy and benevolent.

     This is one way in which having a preexisting, widely expressed ACAB mindset serves folks' self-interest. It's not sus refusing to talk to cops if you've been shouting ACAB visibly and publicly for a long time.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2025 09:27:17 JST Rich Felker

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     @DrSuzanne Oh, I'm speaking in generalities here. I suspect there's a specific newscycle context I don't know.

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     Dr Suzanne she/her (drsuzanne@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Dec-2025 09:27:18 JST Dr Suzanne she/her

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias that’s fair. I, personally, would also not take a picture of my crime but what do I know?