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My 10 year old son threatened his girlfriend through text messages and the police found pictures of guns on his ipod. what should I do/not do?
Asked on Jun 18th, 2014 on Criminal Law - Massachusetts
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Last night two officers came to my house. I was at work but his father was here. Ian, my 10 yr old son, said something to his girlfriend in a text message involving guns. They confiscated his iPod and wanted to search the house 4 guns. Clint told them no and they interrogated both Ian and Clint. They found pictures of guns on his iPod. So far the PD has been very nice, but I don't want to give any information that could harm my son.
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If you do not want to deal with the police, you and your son can tell them so. If you unequivocally tell the police you refuse to speak with them, and say "I want a lawyer," they have to stop talking to you. As far as the search of the ipod goes, the police need a warrant to search a cell phone, so it sounds like someone consented to allowing the police to look at the iphone. Just like before, you are legally entitled to refuse to cooperate with the police, and you don't need to provide any reason whatsoever.
Also, it is very important that you not disucss this with your son. If your son needs to talk about this with anyone, it should be with a lawyer, who cannot be forced to testify as to what was said later on.
Answered on Jul 03rd, 2014 at 7:34 PM