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What could happen if you would just walk into a police station and say: I want to turn myself in and I take the 5th. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by yanyuan@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Of course without committing a crime before and without saying anything else.

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[–] yanyuan@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Good question. There are probably some constellations where the police would be like: We got plenty of matching testimonies for you. We charge you and this could send you to jail for 80 years or you pleat guilty and accept 5 years.

On the other hand, I think in Germany you could be charged with pretending to have committed a crime.

Criminal Code (StGB) § Section 145d Pretending to have committed a criminal offense

(1) Any person who, contrary to his better knowledge, pretends to an authority or to a body competent to receive reports that an unlawful act has been committed [...] shall be liable to a custodial sentence not exceeding three years or to a monetary penalty [...].

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 year ago

That’s just filling a false report. That’s illegal almost anywhere, but you need to be more specific than what’s in the post.

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

but then the person wouldn't been lying about having committed a crime

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

submit report saying I violated this law

instant "this sentence is false"-style paradox

legal system implodes. Complete anarchy takes over

[–] yanyuan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

:D If this thread reaches the wrong people, society as we know it will end! What have we done!?