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What are your rights when being interrogated?
You have the constitutional right to remain silent. In general, you do not have to talk to law enforcement officers (or anyone else), even if you do not feel free to walk away from the officer, you are arrested, or you are in jail. You cannot be punished for refusing to answer a question.
Can police ask you personal questions?
You are NEVER EVER required to answer an officer’s question’s regarding your intimate personal life. If the questions specifically pertain to a potential crime, and you are the focus of the potential crime, the officer is required to issue you your Miranda Rights* prior to any questioning.
When should police caution you?
When there are grounds to suspect that a person has committed an offence, you must caution them before any questions about it are put to them to ensure that the answers (or any failure to answer) are capable of being admissible in evidence in a prosecution. 16.
What happens if a police officer asks you a lot of questions?
Anything you say can and will be used against you in court of law. When a police officer asks questions, it could cause problems for the police officer and YOU. Most of the time there is a reason why the officer is asking you such questions even though it may seem to you at the time that there is not a reason.
Should I talk to a lawyer before answering police questions?
You have the constitutional right to talk to a lawyer before answering questions, whether or not the police tell you about that right. The lawyer’s job is to protect your rights. Once you say that you want to talk to a lawyer, officers should stop asking you questions. If they continue to ask questions, you still have the right to remain silent.
Who is subject to liability for invasion of privacy?
One who intentionally intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon the solitude or seclusion of another or his/her private affairs or concerns, is subject to liability to the other for invasion of privacy [ii]. The law of privacy consists of four distinct kinds of invasion.
Can a police officer read your mind?
Remember the officer cannot read your mind, he or she does not know if you are a law-abiding citizen or a criminal, and unfortunately, for his or her safety, must assume the worse case scenario at first. Only, when you are asked for your ID, should you go about getting it.