I have heard many stories from friends and including myself when I was arrested about how investigators/officers try to get around that pesky 5th Amendment;
Zell says Rasmussen did not have access to her lawyer, despite asking for one half-way through the interview.
It goes back to a lot of investigators NOT having criminal law or regular law degrees, just a piece of paper that says they went through the police academy or served in the military. While we are always focusing on the ‘number’ of officers in Sioux Falls, we should instead be focusing on the ‘quality’ of officers. Hire people that understand criminal justice, or at least the 5th Amendment.