> When faced correcting a false reality you have created, it can be quite hard to decide to phase change into telling the truth. The lies that come out come from not being prepared and not being a very good liar. For people who lie like this, a good way to think about it is as though it were a disease.

Or just don’t talk to the police and lawyer up. I agree the best thing is to not do the crime, but if you are a criminal then the intelligent and simple thing is to use a lawyer.

Even if you're not guilty the intelligent and simple thing is to politely decline to speak to the investigators and consult an attorney.

Indeed. In my understanding, the authorities have the depth of training and the experience to easily talk us regular folks in circles and catch us in contradictions. Especially if you're innocent: lawyer up.

Having a lawyer doesn't mean you can just not answer questions when subpoenad. "Don't talk to cops" is complicated.

If you've been subpoenaed, you're not talking to a cop, so "don't talk to cops" isn't complicated at all.

The full phrase - "don't talk to cops except upon the advice of your lawyer" - isn't complicated either.

Yes, it is complicated. And that is why you need the lawyer.

I missed where it said he didn't have a lawyer?

> Actually intelligent people just don't do things like this

Are you really claiming that intelligent people don’t commit crime or don’t lie? That seems incredibly naive.

No, just things like that. The whole situation screams “stupid criminal” or more like “compulsive liar/manipulator without a plan”.

Intelligent criminals and liars are better at it, better at obfuscating, better at making it unclear whether or not a crime was actually committed, better at never having their crime discovered and not getting caught if it is.

I thought they were claiming intelligent people are better at lying in the course of committing crimes or otherwise.

Yeah, he seems to have been operating under the illusion that he'll never get caught. Amateur mistake.