Q: I had the police show up at my house today. I didn't answer and they refused to discuss over phone. What do I do?
My ex has had me arrested twice before and he just lost in court against me so whatever this is is retaliation. I'm terrified of cops to the point of panic attacks. I don't know how to handle this.
A:
If you were a victim or witness to a crime the police would probably be nice and give you some information over the phone. It sounds like you are being treated as a suspect.
It is almost always a bad idea to speak to the police. Their purpose in speaking to you is to get you to say something dumb that they can use later to convict you. Police are allowed to lie to a suspect and in practice whatever they tell a suspect is completely untrustworthy. If you insist on trying to figure out what they want to talk to you about use an attorney to talk to police or potential witnesses.
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