Browns Player Johnny Manziel Arrested – Should Have said, “I Plead the Fifth.”

On October 12, Johnny Manziel, the quarterback for the Cleaveland Browns, was pulled over by police in Avon, Ohio, after an argument inside his car with his girlfriend got out of hand. You can click here for the full story.

According to the reports, “police pulled Manziel over after reports ‘of a white Nissan traveling at a high rate of speed with a female passenger trying to exit the vehicle and the male driver pulling her back inside.’ Police reports indicated the couple had been drinking and that the abrasion on Crowley’s arm occurred as a result of Manziel pulling her back inside the vehicle. Crowley told police Manziel had pushed her head into the window.”

Once pulled over, Johnny Manziel admitted to grabbing his girlfriend by the arm and drinking alcohol. In Indiana, a person in this situation would likely face charges for battery, domestic battery, public intoxication, DUI and/or reckless driving  Once he was pulled over Manziel should have told the officers “I Plead the 5th.”

Pleading the 5th means that you are invoking your right not to condemn yourself with your own words or to make yourself vulnerable to condemnation. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides you with the right to say nothing that might incriminate you or in any way link you to a crime that’s been committed. You may refuse to answer any questions that are put to you in this regard, and you are always free to refrain from volunteering information. Remember that if you are stopped by a cop or a detective calls you, you can only make it worse by talking.  There is no exception.  If a cop is going to arrest you nothing you can say will stop him.  If a cop is not going to arrest you then do not give him a reason to change his mind by talking.  Always be polite.  But never talk. Always plead the 5th.

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