Does talking to the police ever actually help you? I can't say that I've never had a client who said something to the police that didn't help them. I have seen situations where that did occur, but you're not trained on what's the best thing to say and what's not the best thing to say. So, it's easier to train you to say nothing than it is to teach you the good things and bad things to say. It's much easier to teach seven words, I don't answer questions without a lawyer.