> Note that the authorities did tell him they were going to cause him more problems if he didn't cooperate.
Because it can't hurt to try, can it?. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKiYpsQhZsI for a bunch of highly fascinating examples of cops outright lying and people not falling for it. Not entirely the same situation, but this line from the article sure "smells" similar:
> I asked why didn’t they just take those five minutes at the beginning of the interrogation and they just left the room.
Because it can't hurt to try, can it?. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKiYpsQhZsI for a bunch of highly fascinating examples of cops outright lying and people not falling for it. Not entirely the same situation, but this line from the article sure "smells" similar:
> I asked why didn’t they just take those five minutes at the beginning of the interrogation and they just left the room.