[QUOTE=Kwagmire;4304824]I think whether you lie or not is context driven.
If you're being detained and questioned, then yes, absolutely, shut the fuck up. The cops are not there to help you in any way, and they're not your friend. The only thing you should say is "I want a lawyer. ".
If the cop has no way of knowing which room he came out of, and he's not yet being detained, saying a room number that is NOT the prostitute's means he's just another guest in the hotel. Best to not open that can of worms. The cop is just fishing, hoping he gets lucky. Obviously, offer no other info as, if you're just another guest, you would have no idea why the officer would be asking anyway. Granted, it's a bit of a risk, as there may be more than one prostitute working in the hotel. Perhaps transposing a couple numbers and saying "631" when you were really in "613" offers plausible deniability if shit goes sideways. Or say the room next door, as that could be an innocent mistake too.
It's like a few years ago on the day before New Year's Eve, I got out of work a little early and I hit a bar on the way home for a burger and a beer. On the way home from the bar I bumble through a DUI checkpoint. Cop comes over.
"Hello sir, this is a DUI checkpoint. May I ask where you're coming from?"
"Yes, sir. Work".
"Where are you headed?"
"Home".
"Where's home?
I point. "Over there".
"Thank you. Have a good night".
I wasn't drunk, mind you. I'd had ONE beer. But if I told the cop I was at a bar it would have opened a whole can of worms that I didn't want to talk about. And if I got all up and about "muh rights" to not talk it definitely would have risen suspicion, and possibly become a pissing contest power struggle. In the end, I lied and said as little as possible, knowing the cop had no way of knowing where I really was, and I was on my way in less than 2 minutes. Note that I did NOT tell him where I worked, or the route I was taking, or my home address or anything at all beyond the absolute bare minimum.[/QUOTE]I would have to advise against this. Telling a cop that your coming from work when your coming from a bar was smart. That is a clear exception to the rule. And even then I would have said grabbing a bite to eat or whatever. Its almost impossible for you to get caught out on that. If you looked or seemed drunk at all he would have pulled you out. But lieing about what room number you were coming is pointless. You have no idea what those cops are there for. It may be a rape, a murder, who knows. Just say you were visiting a friend and are leaving. Thats it. Those cops are probably not there for you. People getting arrested for johnning when its not on the streets or a sting is rare. Don't lie to the police if theres anyway to help it. Lots of hotels have cameras, some you might not be able to see. What if there was a rape in the next room over? You just lied to the cop, they check the camera and you were in the area of those rooms. Boom they going to come find you and ask how you feel about an interfering with justice rap?
