The parent literally asked whether their kid was in trouble. Wouldn’t it be disingenuous to not answer truthfully (at the caveat that it was actually the truth)?
I saw it more as a way to resolve it peacefully without getting to the stuff nobody likes
“It’s a federal crime” : the implication is clear.
What was said after that was sophistry to make him sound better.
The moment he said “it’s a federal crime”, the response should be “then I guess we’re done talking here”.
Really as soon as a lawyer is calling you is when you should stop talking and get your own lawyer.
The parent literally asked whether their kid was in trouble. Wouldn’t it be disingenuous to not answer truthfully (at the caveat that it was actually the truth)?
I saw it more as a way to resolve it peacefully without getting to the stuff nobody likes
Well there’s the problem. Doesn’t seem that the kid did anything illegal, so the federal crime implication was a very disingenuous scare tactic.