Interrogations like this don't happen often where the suspect outsmarts the detectives and knows EXACTLY what to do... This is the story of Jeff, who is one of the people who got out of an interrogation better than he went in.
@@chelskaf America's justice system is so messed up. How can someone just get through violating someone's constitutional rights over and over and face no consequences?
"you have the right to an attorney. So are you just gonna sit there and not say anything? It will be easier on you if you just tell us what you did. " Um....I'm gonna wait for my lawyer. Why don't YOU remain silent?
Immediately request a lawyer and remain silent because, "Anything you say can and will be used AGAINST you in a court of law." NOTHING you say will be used to HELP you in a court of law.
I've heard of situations where a simple question a cop asked of "how are you?" and both answers of "good" OR "bad" ended up screwing people over and making it harder for them to avoid institutionalization against their will! The cops argued bs like "well if you said you were good in this situation, there's clearly something up with you, and you must be mentally ill" or "well if you're bad, you're clearly a liability to yourself and need to be institutionalized" :( It's really messed up how even TINY sentences can get blown out of context by cops because they will look for anything to get people locked up (especially if those people have relatively little power)! The single best advice is what you said: Do Not Talk To Cops. Always ask for a lawyer and remain silent when cops are around. They are tools of the carceral state, not our friends.
You may surprise yourself with how strong you can be in difficult situations. I was 24-36 hrs into heroin withdrawal when I was taken into an interrogation room like this. I kept my mouth shut. The corrections officer in my pod told me that I had a "lawyer visit", but then instead of taking me to the visitation room, two plainclothes undercover officers took me down into the basement of the jail to an interrogation room with a two-way mirror. When I wouldn't agree to give them info about any of my dealers in exchange for being released, they handed me their business card and told me to call them when i changed my mind. They were counting on my getting sick and desperate enough that I would contact them later to make a deal. When that didnt happen after a couple of weeks, they tried to get me to sign for a rehab center run by the jail where I would get to "eat better food and wear my street clothes and have more freedom" (the rehab center was just a glorified jail and the county received money every time they convinced someone to go there). They kept trying to get me to sign paperwork that would give them permission "just to see" if I qualified for this supposed rehab program. It was all very shady. I ended up spending months in jail, refusing to talk or sign anything. Typically, the grand jury has 90 days to indict you, and then they have to let you go if they don't indict you. Otherwise, you can file a writ of habeas corpus. However, I happened to be in there when some major winter storms hit and the courts kept being closed down due to the weather (this was in Texas where the entire state basically stops functioning if there's ever a lot of snow or ice because they're not equipped for that kind of weather😒). FINALLY, after almost 6 months, the grand jury met, didn't have enough evidence to indict me, and I was released the next day. If I had just confessed to something or signed something out of desperation to get out of jail, I'd have that felony on my record right now. NEVER admit to anything. Never talk to the cops. If you ARE ultimately convicted of a crime, NEVER sign for the first or second offer just because you want to get it all over with. The prosecutor will ALWAYS give you a better offer down the line with less time. Usually, they'll also end up offering to bump a felony down to a misdemeanor (unless it's, like, murder or something). It's all a waiting game. They're counting on people being desperate to move things along so they can just get it over with. You have to find a calm place somewhere within your mind and try to be as zen as you can. You have to find a way to be patient while being locked up, which is hard to do because nothing is more panic inducing than being locked in a cage, ESPECIALLY while going through withdrawal. Just keep reminding yourself that waiting it out and not giving the police and prosecutors what they want, no matter how hard it may be in the moment, will save you SO MUCH in the future and will ALWAYS be worth it in the long run. You'll thank yourself later.
I can hardly deal with kratom withdrawal. I take it for pain, but I wasn't responsible with my dosages and 3 years later I'm dependent on it. Kratom is great, but don't take it everyday and don't take more than 10 grams in a day. I will never touch heroin and I don't even want to know what that withdrawal is like.
That’s how they get people they act like they’re your friend and going to help you and then ask you things that they’re not allowed to do without your permission but since most people don’t know their rights and what they can and can’t do they get scared into telling them yes you can do that and boom just like that they’ve given up some of their rights.
Cops get trained on how to talk people into incriminating themselves, so I say it is about time the people start educating themselves on how to not fall into that trap.
This guy is highly intelligent and has a ton of willpower. He beat the two detectives at their own game while withdrawing from heroin. Hats off to that fella. He's one strong man.
@@floggyWM1 bro if you were on heroin you will definitely confess, you cannot control yourself, which is another reason why fathers kill and beat their wives or children is bc they cannot control them selves
What's amazes me the most is that the system is so broken that we are witnessing criminals with badges, badgering a man into a confession without evidence.
Imagine what happened before cameras. Cops moan about their paperwork and bureaucracy but forget the reason that it all got brought in was because they lied and cheated so much.
So let's put all of this in a nutshell. If you're ever arrested and detained, the only words to ever come out of your mouth should be, "I want a lawyer'.
It's insane to think that exercising your basic constitutional rights can be considered outsmarting the cops, but that's exactly what happened in this situation
@@danka4960he said "I don't know why, I need a lawyer." There is a comma there, that got lost because of his tone and this channel's inability to caption properly
It is scary that someone innocent could pay for a crime they didn't do because of someone in law enforcement know how to exploit their fear and get false confessions.
Yeah,they don't care as this is their daily job also they will face issues if they don't solve the case, so they do whatever suits better to them. Just want to solve the case anyhow
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What a brave and smart man. Not gonna lie, the ending almost brought tears to my eyes. So happy to know his life is getting better compared to the point in the video. He deserves every bit of praise he got in the comment section.
Almost, still goofed up a bit by talking about what happened slightly with the spotlight stuff, still kept talking after requesting lawyer. Other than asking for food, bathroom, or medicine he should've kept completely quiet.
Kind of a genius 😂 drinks a bunch of coca-cola, immediately spits repeatedly to produce a dark reddish brown color & ask to go to the hospital because it’s “blood being coughed up” lol
Reid, everyone or anyone who plans to do a crime should know about this. the best bet is to not murder or hurt anyone but if u do find yourself in this sit just realize your not going h9me right away and ask for a lawyer and last but not least do it by yourself because whoever you think won't tell. they will but just don't hurt people it will never be a good decision for you it will end your life and destroy so many others.
Bs.. it's actually been extremely effective in locking up murderers, rapists, serial killers. Yeah it's ironic.. bht that doesn't mean it hasn't worked.
I only worked as a defense attorney for a very short time but I learnt an important lesson: *never* talk to the police. It will almost never help you, and can really hurt you.
@@justinsellers9402 Other than lawyerly habit I included the "almost" because I think there is an extremely thin slice of interactions (traffic stops?) where just being cordial and saying the absolute minimum probably has better returns in the long run than being completely silent does. But I don't actually have numbers to back that up.
Whenever I was in withdrawal, I could only sleep uncomfortably, while mentally depressed and just not want to be conscious. It was a horrible experience and that was at the comfort of my home, I could only imagine it being hell if you had to go thru w/d IN JAIL! For Jeff to make these cops look like buffoons, while making them fetch him a Coke and Butterfinger LOL, while on withdrawal most likely more severe than I have ever experienced (due to use history and tolerance), I am amazed at how well he handled himself. Jeff, you are a legend and I hope you maintain sobriety and enjoy life playing music!
Awesome way to handle yourself when they tried to trap you as an innocent man. Also a HUGE congrats!! As an addict and alcoholic in recovery I know how hard it can be at times. Keep up the good hard work.
This guy is super smart. And to think he was doing it while he was sick and in pain. Imagine what he could do when he’s feeling great. Good luck, Jeff!
This shit usually starts as soon as you're busted and they have you in the back of the car. The arresting Det start peppering you with questions while the other Det is driving you to jail all the while your head is still spinning from the take down. Don't say a word from the second they slap the cuffs on you. The main thing that really stands out here is when he said "you're not my friends and you're not here to help me" He is 100 % on that as well, no matter how kind they may sound they are there to get a conviction against you, plain and simple!
Great job Jeff and I will be praying for your recovery. You knew what they was trying to get you to do. You had the right to remain SILENT, GREAT JOB 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I went through withdrawal and it keeps you on your toes. Your adrenalin goes up and your brain works faster, than somebody who is not experiencing it. Anyways, good for him. ACAB
Yep, they should have let him go, it's just cruel not to. They are waiting for Withdrawals to really kick in and sooner or later anybody may say anything. 48 hrs, would be hell.
Indeed, that is the most ironic part. Stood up for his rights trying to frame him, made him think don’t want this bs anymore, turns around his life. If he went to prison he would rot away, actually denying him to turn his life the other way.
"wam bam, thank you for the coke, now put me back in the cell, cause that's my home" This is what makes me want to slap the living shit out of everybody that says "junkies deserve to rot in prison" Jeff is obviously not dumb, there was probably other factors that lead him to that point in his life because I'm pretty sure anybody that "knows what's best for them" wouldn't say that to the cop with a straight face 🤣 He has obviouly been through the system and already learned what "it" was after, what "it" was meant to be/do. Jeff was and is better then that.
Praise God. Glad to hear Jeff's getting clean, I'm an ex addict and no matter what a person has done to start using drugs no one else can imagine the nightmare sickness that an addict feels and goes through. It is its own prison of death.
I am ashamed to live in a country where the police are total liars, like they are in the USA. Detectives are trained to be utterly dishonourable, it's disgusting.
Bahaha the cop stating that Jeff only knew about half the law and Jeff responding *“I half-a$$ know that all I came down here for was a Coke… and now I want a butterfinger”* was PRICELESS. Comedy gold
This is criminal. You either have enough evidence to go to trial or you let him walk. Trying to trick someone into a confessing when you don't have enough evidence to convict is criminal.
I laughed out loud when the second guy said "Now you've handcuffed me because you've asked for a lawyer." The guy is _literally_ handcuffed, and the cop is appealing for sympathy because the suspect is making it hard for him to get a confession.
Yea also how they said “we’re getting paid more than you to sit here”. But actually the cost to him would be ten years while for them would be just a few hours pay lol
And the cops lied to the guy by saying that he never told them anything when he actually did. He told them he never did anything wrong. It just goes to show you that most police officers have selective hearing or don't even listen.
Ah yes the "I have enough evidence, but" line. This right here is a turning point. The police don't have enough or any evidence and are fishing for anything that gives them the upper hand. This is where you tell them to stop and wait for your lawyer.
During drug use or withdrawal, a person can become more paranoid. Being paranoid is generally seen as something negative, but it comes with a big benefit as well. Being paranoid makes the suspect even less likely to trust the agent. Paranoid people are experts in finding out if the other person is being dishonest.
Every time i see a video pop up regarding this instance of Jeff, I can’t help but watch it all over again and laugh at how badass Jeff is through this whole ordeal.
So the guy is a junkie, steals to support his habit, has enough experience with being in trouble that he knows how to game the system, and he's badass? He's a punk. I admire that he exercises his constitutional rights (and I fully support that), but he's not "badass". He's sad.
@@lolauup You're telling me you can't teach anyone to say no to drugs and avoid getting arrested? Lol if you say so. I think the DARE program from the 80s would highly disagree with you.
He’s 100% right too. All theyre trying to do is trick him into a confession. When I was younger I was hanging around a bad crowd. Had detectives hiding out on my block watching every move & I had no idea. When they finally arrested me for something else they brought me into the room & started hammering me with questions about something completely unrelated to what I was originally arrested for. They tried bringing in false evidence to get me to admit to the crimes they wanted me to admit too. They tried saying I was identified by a person we use to sell the product too. Well I never even met that dude face to face. Once they told me he identified me I knew everything they were saying was bullshit. Kept my mouth shut & got out of all 6 felonies they tried pinning on me. Thankfully that was my wakeup call & I got out from that area & crowd. Records 100% clean now & I can live my life stress free not wondering if anyones watching my every move.
Tricked him into a confession? Thats absolutely fucked up?? What if he ironically said "Sure I did it Cop, LOL" , would he be penalised for the robbery as 100% unguilty!??? WHAT IS THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN
@@awwitsHurts i dont think thats how it works, the doble negative in the video "i didnt do nothing" would have been used as some sort of confession if that was the case
You can't just tell them you did it. That's a very weak and easily retractable blanket confession. They need to have details that only the perpetrator would know. It has to be believable and match with evidence. But some of these techniques are just idiotic. Interrogate someone long enough and they'll admit to shooting Kennedy, even if they were born in 1970...
This guy probably is more inspirational than he realizes. More power to him that he cleaned up his life, recovery isn't easy but he shown that it's possible.
My family members whom retired from law enforcement taught me never talk to the police, never answer their questions, cause "whatever you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law."
Kinda sucks they use your own tax money to waste 3 years of your life and siphon away your paycheck. Only to have it amount to nothing, except a paycheck for the courts system.
I'm terrified of get falsely accused of crimes I didn't commit. So this guy really helped me learn a thing or two. Edit: Guys I live in America, being sentenced because of something you didn't even do is very common here and our justice system kind of sucks
It’s fucked up to know that they manipulate you to confess to something they at times know damn well you didn’t do. What a fucked up system we live in.
I love how he said "let's go to the hospital", no pleading, begging, none of that, just a simple statement that either he dies in this cell or to get him help.
yea imagine getting absolutely destroyed in your own job by some random junky, then having that exposed to over 10 million people lol. L detective moment
Nah, the investigators were bad, and ia mean BAD. Compared to many stories i've seen, they had so much to work with and get this case closed in 5 minutes.
Never talk to cops. NEVER, when they say I'm trying to help you. Recognize, you're in handcuffs. In the box all he/she wants is to clear this as fast as possible. You mean ZERO, no matter how "friendly" he/she is. Great job brah. God bless you!
Also don’t talk to cops because “ anything you say can and WILL be used used against you “. Cops take a lot of things out of context when it fits their agenda and also have terrible memory and will misconstrue events.
We all need to try our best to do good, even if we might be great at convencing our selves that we can't do good (like Jeff with the cop.) We always have the ability to stop or prevent things from becoming worse and to make things better in this world.
A lawyer buddy of mine said one time he was walking down the hall towards another client and a door opened up and he heard the cop say “why should I tell you about the evidence we have you haven’t helped me.” He stopped knocked on the door and asked the gentleman in custody if he had a lawyer. He said no and then my buddy gave him his card told him to not say another word and that “we can get all the evidence in discovery” both his original client and new client were out of the station within a few hours and neither were ever charged with anything. My buddy has a great relationship with police but man he doesn’t like that they can lie to get a confession.
indeed - on top of being in withdrawal. there are so many false confessions and innocent people going down bcs of that or a jury shit-show trial or on the other side killers that go free - that its absurd to call this system just.
@@JoeDM28 I most definitely get that but like I imagine if you just call them out on their shut immediately like this they’d get frustrated pretty quickly and give up😂
I remember watching this about 2 years ago, I haven't watched the vid yet but they call him an anti hero and compare him to the Grinch and bad Santa if I'm not mistaken. I like that video a lot more
Kind of terrifying that he asked for a lawyer and hospitalization and yet the police continued to interrogate him. Isn't that a violation of constitutional rights? Couldn't Jeff sue the department for breaching those rights?
Not the department. However, Jeff could certainly bring a civil suit against the individual detective, but he would need money for court fee's, lawyer costs, etc. They don't make it easy, but he absolutely could.
😃 omg, it’s only the legend himself! Can’t tell u how many times I’ve seen ur Interrogation video analyzed & I love u more every time. Hope ur hanging in!
You can't trust any Cop that is active as a Cop because even if he or she is a decent person they are members of the Blue Line Gang first and foremost and they all know the consequences of ratting on the gang therefore it doesn't happen. If a fellow officer lies on you they will back the lie every time.
So, if it's illegal to continue to question a suspect after requesting a lawyer, how are these detectives not in trouble? How is it ok for them to violate the rights they read to Jeff on three separate occasions to coerce a possible false confession?
Police officers don’t care and never face justice for their daily rights violations and crimes against humanity. The “justice system” protects them and they know they can act with imputiny. They are simply there to protect assets of the wealthy nothing more. Only reason they sometimes “help” citizens is because you might be or might one day be a human “resource “ for some employer. If I egg your car and you saw me, but don’t have witnesses or a camera. “There is nothing they can do” it’s just how police work here. They don’t protect or serve; they accuse and get convictions.
I'm not 100% on this, but If it actually went to trial I think his lawyer could lobby to get anything he said AFTER asking for a lawyer thrown out & the prosecution would have to base their case solely on hard evidence-- which they didn't have. Not sure if Jeff could've also filed some kind of lawsuit as well, but as far as detectives getting in trouble... I assume that would only be if their superiors were embarrassed (because it didn't work) and made them all look bad. But cops do way worse shit than this and never get held accountable, so....
Well Jeff ,I'm an ex junkie myself and just want to say that it is awesome to see one of our guys turning his life around. I am not financially stable right now but I will at least subscribe and like every one of your videos until I can contribute in some more significant way. In the meantime, stay on that road your on bro, I hope to join you soon.God bless brother.
keep pulling through bro, you'll get through it eventually. just remember this is everyone's first time here and mistakes are always made. every day is a new day filled with an abundance of opportunities
He may be a junkie, but he’s a lot smarter than the vast majority of people that have been put in his same situation. Not to mention he’s dealing with withdrawal symptoms. Which makes this even more impressive.
I mean yeah being a junkie doesn’t necessarily take away your intelligence idk why people are so surprised and mad when they realize that a junkie is smarter than them who have never touched drugs or alcohol
Congratulations Jeff, so glad to hear you're on the road to recovery, and we're able to school these detectives , too many people have gone to prison for something they didn't do.
He'd probably make a great criminal attorney considering he knows all the tricks from both sides. It's always nice when this type of story has a positive ending.
Yeah but any prior conviction would make bar association reject you. Even if he had cleaned himself up and proven a propensity for rhe betterment of society. The criminal system tends to marginalize people for life.
@@BiologyIsHot Exactly. People also generally think it's easy to become something if you just set your mind to it which couldn't be further from the truth. Try becoming a criminal attorney under any circumstances, even if you've had a decent upbringing with loving parents and a good financial situation, it's f*cking difficult and nerve-wrecking. A lot of people fail at it but they are not talked about because it's considered detrimental to the individualistic propaganda.
I f---ing LOVED it!! I watch so many interrogation videos and I can't believe how the police get people time and time again. So happy to hear Jeff got straight and is better, I wish him all the luck in the world and anyone else struggling with issues. This is my favorite interrogation video of all time.
The reason he talked the way he did is because he was experiencing withdrawals. His brain is coming up with creativity to get heroin. Im explainimg it poorly af cause im tired and idgaf rn but, ye. Thats my thoughts.
@@HerbsmanNatural I would have been proud of anyone who is redeemed and managed to start over. It's not easy to accept that your previous life has been a waste of time and reborn through the ashes.
