What should I do if the cops want to talk to me? 

I was just informed that a public defender must be court ordered

Most the time, in state of mississippi anyways, public defenders are only appointed to incarcerated individuals.

I guess they figure if your incarcerated you obviously can't afford bail let alone an attorney so the court then appoints one. Which is where the public defender comes into play I doubt you can get 1 for questioning

if you ask for a lawyer they have to stop questioning until you have one. I know in a lot of places the public defender's office situation is such that they basically just have to stop if you can't afford a lawyer. They can't just keep questioning on the grounds that they believe you can afford one.

It's your call, but in my experience, nothing good happens when you call 911.

@@lightofathousand do you mean the police? Lol 911 does far more than just cops.