{"id":1084,"date":"2022-09-16T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2022-09-16T14:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:00:04","slug":"take-the-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/take-the-fifth\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the Fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Should I talk to the police? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1089 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dreamstime_s_72417684-1-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"Do I have to talk to the police?\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dreamstime_s_72417684-1-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dreamstime_s_72417684-1-768x653.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dreamstime_s_72417684-1-141x120.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dreamstime_s_72417684-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>If you are suspected of a crime, the police likely will want to question you.<\/p>\n<p>A police officer may try to get you to talk by telling you that it is in your best interest to cooperate and &#8220;answer some questions to clear things up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/take-the-fifth\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Take the Fifth\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should I talk to the police? 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