10/12/2026
WE DON'T MAKE STATEMENTS TO THE POLICE - by Jay K. Ramey, Attorney at Law.
I got hired on a case a week or two ago. From what the client told me, it sounded like a defensible case. One problem: I got the police reports today and the client made a statement to the police.
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We don't make statements to the police on Columbus Day. We don't make statements to the police on Christmas Day. We don't make statements to the police on Veteran's Day. We don't make statements to the police on a Saturday. We don't make statements to the police on a Wednesday. We don't make statements to the police in the day time. We don't make statements to the police in the night time. We don't make statements to the police at dawn. We don't make statements to the police at sundown. We don't make statements to the police in a house, in a box, in a car, in a tree, on a train, in the dark, in the rain, on a boat, or with animals like a mouse, a fox, or a goat.
Believe it or not, when I say we don't make statements to the police, we literally don't make statements the police at anytime or at any place at all.
What do we say to the police: "I am not answering any questions and I want to talk to a lawyer." And if the police are not asking any questions on the ride to jail: We just sit quietly in the police car and say nothing at all.