What happens after you plead the fifth? What is the real effect? The cop is immediately going to identify you as a Dr. Judge follower and he's going to respect you for that. It might piss some police officers off that you don't answer questions. We don't really care. What we really care about is whether or not you give evidence against yourself. And I don't want anybody to give evidence against themselves. So, I teach people always plead the fifth. Always say, "I don't answer questions without a lawyer."