Say for example is someone says "I aint killed nobody" then that means they have. Can double negatives be used as admissions? What if someone knows what they are doing and deliberately uses one, they could then say that they had admitted to the crime but were misunderstood.
2007-08-18 01:34:15 · 9 answers · asked by The Shadow 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Only an idiot talks to the police alone, in an interview.
Lawyer-up and let the attorney do the talking. Don't play games with the police, that's how people end up in jail.
2007-08-18 01:40:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it is an intentional admission of guilt then we are trained to develop it even further. Because "I aint killed nobody" would never stick in court. If not, and we really believe the suspect committed the crime, we will use it to attempt to draw a confession. People who are guilty generally give it away with body language or an intentional slip. Most people have trouble lying to authority and cannot keep up the lie that long under pressure.
But usually some one saying "I ain't got no crack pig" is just a person who failed English class. But they usually have the crack also.
2007-08-18 08:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kevy 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
the courts would not accept it as a confession a confession is a clear admission of commiting a crime. the CPS WOULD NOT PROCEED ON THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE ALONE they may of other evidence was available but in the circumstances you state the police would not treat it as an admission
2007-08-18 08:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the police would not take this as an admission - they are aware that using double negatives is just the way people talk these days
2007-08-20 10:13:27 · answer #4 · answered by gillm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was at school and someone about to be punished said, " I didn't do nothin' " Our English master would always reply, "Simple mathematics laddie, two minuses make a plus." Don't think it works like that in the circumstances outlined
2007-08-18 08:44:24 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
wow...I never thought of that. This must be where witnesses, alibies and people close to the suspect must come into it. There is plenty of room for eception where double negatives occur.
2007-08-18 08:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by treemeadow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when have the "woodentops" been able to read and write?
2007-08-18 08:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't even know that "nobody" had been killed!
Shouldn't this be in "Wordplay"?
2007-08-20 17:25:07 · answer #8 · answered by Do not trust low score answerers 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are talking about illiterate morons, so no, i dont think the cops will catch it.
2007-08-18 08:37:14 · answer #9 · answered by tomhale138 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋