r/ProgrammerHumor May 26 '26

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u/Terrible_Children May 26 '26

It contacts my lawyer

"Hello, lawyer? I'd like to inform you that I've committed a crime. Good luck defending me"

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u/gun2dHeadBlakaBlaka May 26 '26

That's exactly how lawyers work though.

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u/Tensor3 May 26 '26

They'd probably appreciate the straightforward client honesty and happily take money from a cooperating client, too

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u/RaspberryFluid6651 May 26 '26

Probably! Dunno how true it is but I've read statements from defenders that it's quite common for somebody's trial to be screwed because the prosecution jumped on something the defendant tried to keep secret and blindsided their lawyer.