But The Police Officer Said That If I Talked, He Would Help Me Out.

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But The Police Officer Said That If I Talked, He Would Help Me Out.

This is something police officers always say. Police officers have no control over what happens to you after you have been arrested. The determination of what you will be charged with, and how you will be sentenced, is up to the prosecutor and the presiding judge.

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