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If you’re in custody (say, at the station) and you ask for a lawyer, they have to stop questioning. You have to be clear and unequivocal and not initiate further conversation. But if you follow those rules, asking for a lawyer is one the strongest protections in US law.

The cops then have to decide whether to charge you based on what they already have or let you go. You’re calling their bluff. /2