Don't Talk to the Police by James Duane
Shares rank 12 of 15 conference talks by recommenders
People recommend it as a clear guide to what to do when police want to talk to you. Its caveat is that it covers only police questioning, not other situations.
People recommend it as a clear guide to what to do when police want to talk to you. Its caveat is that it covers only police questioning, not other situations.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clear advice on talking to police
“The video is good, but it's advice about what to do when police want to talk to you.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining…Police Pulled Up to Her School” Widely cited as a famous reference
“She should have watched the famous video”
Comment from 3 Aug 2026 in “Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining…Police Pulled Up to Her School” Same reasoning applies to HR
“For all the same reasons - Don't Talk to HR”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Covers only police questioning
“The video is good, but it's advice about what to do when police want to talk to you.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining…Police Pulled Up to Her School”
Other conference talks people recommend
The four most recommended other conference talks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Made Easy by Rich Hickey | 22 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Birth and Death of JavaScript by Gary Bernhardt | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Video Lectures | 11 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Wat by Gary Bernhardt | 9 | 1 | 90% | 5 | — | — |
| Don't Talk to the Police by James DuaneThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For all the same reasons - Don't Talk to HR”
“The video is good, but it's advice about what to do when police want to talk to you.”
“She should have watched the famous video”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.