If they were seriously, for real checking you out, you wouldn't know it until the knock on the door.

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Originally posted by kidcop:

If they were seriously, for real checking you out, you wouldn't know it until the knock on the door.

Damn! That doesn't give you much time to sew the tag back onto the mattress.

V-Tail if they do knock on your door, make sure you have competent counsel, even if you know you did nothing illegal, sadly you need to protect yourself no answering anything without counsel, if an 1811 thinks your deceptive or lying you can be charged.

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Originally posted by DennisM:
Its the PHONE COPS, man.

That's exactly what I was thinking.


Lord what wasted space in our brains.

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Originally posted by spunk639:
V-Tail if they do knock on your door, make sure you have competent counsel, even if you know you did nothing illegal, sadly you need to protect yourself no answering anything without counsel, if an 1811 thinks your deceptive or lying you can be charged.

Tell me more. Tell me about your experience with the actual statute.

I find online legal advice fascinating. What exactly has to be satisfied to charge this? If I tell a federal agent that I think my 3 cheese sandwich contains mozzarella, Colby and American, and it’s actually mozzarella, Colby jack and American, can I be charged?

Tell me about it.

It seems some people are wound a little too tight around here.

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Originally posted by jljones:

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Originally posted by spunk639:
V-Tail if they do knock on your door, make sure you have competent counsel, even if you know you did nothing illegal, sadly you need to protect yourself no answering anything without counsel, if an 1811 thinks your deceptive or lying you can be charged.

Tell me more. Tell me about your experience with the actual statute.

Where you are the Feds may be upstanding and honest, in Massachusetts not the case as a young LEO was told don’t talk to them. Seen people I know get jammed on obstructing charges by them. Google John Connelly, Morris or Boston FBI Office. If they’re looking at you it’s not good.

Have you renewed the extended warranty on your vehicle?

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Originally posted by spunk639:


Where you are the Feds may be upstanding and honest, in Massachusetts not the case as a young LEO was told don’t talk to them. Seen people I know get jammed on obstructing charges by them. Google John Connelly, Morris or Boston FBI Office. If they’re looking at you it’s not good.

Not what I asked.

The statute is the same in Miami, Boston, or Mayberry.

In my little scenario, can I be charged? Why?

You might be figuring out by now that I already know the answer. And that your blanket advice actually isn’t based upon fact, or the actual statute. It’s what the internet repeats constantly. It’s another version of “don’t talk to the police”. Which is fine, but at least when you give such grave, solemn and serious advice, understand that in V-Tails comedic example it doesn’t even apply. Not even in Massachusetts.

Did you pay the gas bill? Do you have any idea what you've done?

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
Did you pay the gas bill? Do you have any idea what you've done?

How the hell they know I got gas?

These guys are pros.

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Originally posted by jljones:

V-Tails comedic example

Hey! I was serious.

I lied to the feds every time I told them that I was happy to see them and that we were all on the same team. I never got charged.

...except for the Deputy Marshals, they were always a hoot to work with.

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Originally posted by jljones:
...or the actual statute.

It's the same statute that hookers cite when they tell undercovers that they have to tell them that they are the police 'else it's entrapment.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by jljones:

V-Tails comedic example

Hey! I was serious.

If you tore the label you can always claim it was an accident. If you cut the label it shows clear and convincing nefarious intent and you'd better start saving up for a commissary account and a phone card.

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Originally posted by jljones:

In my little scenario, can I be charged? Why?

I call dibs on working cases in the district where you can. Not because I particularly want to charge False Cheese Statements, but because that office might be more inclined to charge real crimes too.

Some thoughtful comments and some funny ones. No mattress tag issues BUT, I did rip the tags off of two pillows I recently bought from Ikea.

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Originally posted by BB61:
Some thoughtful comments and some funny ones. No mattress tag issues BUT, I did rip the tags off of two pillows I recently bought from Ikea.

There you go. Now don’t lie to a federal agent about it.

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Originally posted by jljones:

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Originally posted by BB61:
Some thoughtful comments and some funny ones. No mattress tag issues BUT, I did rip the tags off of two pillows I recently bought from Ikea.

There you go. Now don’t lie to a federal agent about it.

^^^
Yes sir!!!