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snagglepuss

(12,704 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:55 PM Apr 2013

If you were one of the clearly photograghed people that 4chan honed in on would you step

foward and make a public statement to clear your name? Remembering what happened to Richard Jewell, I certainly would not want to be one of those guys 4chan highlighted but as this has been done, I think I'd want to make a public statement.

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If you were one of the clearly photograghed people that 4chan honed in on would you step (Original Post) snagglepuss Apr 2013 OP

absolutely Marrah_G Apr 2013 #1

Public statement? Probably not. winter is coming Apr 2013 #2

I'd call the FBI get the red out Apr 2013 #3

increased risk of some citizen bozo shooting you thanks to concealed carry dembotoz Apr 2013 #4

The fear of being set upon is not without merit which is why making a statement that snagglepuss Apr 2013 #7

Get the lawyer first. Let the pro do the talking. HubertHeaver Apr 2013 #5

but you know there are people who will say "why does he need a lawyer if he is innocent" JI7 Apr 2013 #9

Fuck those people leftynyc Apr 2013 #10

my 1st thought would be mercuryblues Apr 2013 #6

I'd probably lay low for a few days until they catch the real guy. cbdo2007 Apr 2013 #8

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

1. absolutely

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:56 PM

Apr 2013

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

2. Public statement? Probably not.

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:58 PM

Apr 2013

But I'd sure as hell contact the authorities so they could rule me out and move on to other suspects.

get the red out

(13,460 posts)

3. I'd call the FBI

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:11 PM

Apr 2013

They are the people I would need to be contacting, not the public.

dembotoz

(16,785 posts)

4. increased risk of some citizen bozo shooting you thanks to concealed carry

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:15 PM

Apr 2013

prob safer at the fbi office but I would want the phone number of a good lawyer just in case

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

7. The fear of being set upon is not without merit which is why making a statement that

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:30 PM

Apr 2013

one is cooperating with the police seems essential.

HubertHeaver

(2,520 posts)

5. Get the lawyer first. Let the pro do the talking.

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:25 PM

Apr 2013

JI7

(89,241 posts)

9. but you know there are people who will say "why does he need a lawyer if he is innocent"

Reply to HubertHeaver (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:36 PM

Apr 2013

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

10. Fuck those people

Reply to JI7 (Reply #9)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:43 PM

Apr 2013

NEVER speak to the authorities without a lawyer and then let the lawyer do the talking unless they tell you it's okay to answer questions.

mercuryblues

(14,523 posts)

6. my 1st thought would be

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:26 PM

Apr 2013

to go to the police or FBI, to clear my name. But then again CNN would have me under arrest, confessing. So I would have to think about it

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)

8. I'd probably lay low for a few days until they catch the real guy.

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 04:32 PM

Apr 2013

Order lots of chinese take out and watch lots of Netflix.

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