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Answering as he did was irresponsible.
"I invoke my legal right to silence under the 5th amendment and will not answer any questions without legal council"
This is Trump speak.
Like, Trump literally (in the literal sense of literally) made this point.
Wut. If you are being questioned by any form of law enforcement it is because they want you to tell them something that will put you or someone else in prison. They are trained to get you to say incriminating things. It is your constitutional right to not talk to them. Do not fucking talk to cops. Shut the fuck up.
Pigs aren't an audience and aren't there to be convinced. They are there to gather intel. There are Jan 6ers working for ICE. Don't do their jobs for them.
I agree with you that the best thing to do to protect yourself is to remain silent and request to speak with your lawyer, but Hasan made a bet that his privilege would protect him and engaged with the CBP agent to get information he could report on later. He talks about it in his video about the incident.
It sets a terrible example towards his audience.
Fash
Says the prick who appears to support Trump's anti-trans scapegoating.
Saying that half of America voted for him isn't supporting his views but I can see why someone like you, a bootlicker, might believe that.
Tell that to someone without a criminal record from not shutting the fuck up. Follow the Know Your Rights advice of the National Lawyers Guild.
So you should be applauding Piker educating his audience on what the boots are up to.
what kinda glowie nonsense is "dont talk to cops" now fascism? dont talk to cops, get a lawyer.
Saying it's "irresponsible" for someone with privilege to educate their audience only serves one purpose.
it is objectively true that it's irresponsible to answer as he did, that doesnt mean he shouldnt have done it from a journalistic perspective, but certainly for anyone without the clear intent of potentially being arrested. Dont talk to cops.
It's by definition responsible if he should do it from a journalistic perspective.
you have described how contextual authorial intent works, yes