For a defendant, lying is the only thing worse than telling the truth. Telling the truth is still often a terrible idea, particularly for a person accused in the formal American legal system.
(Edited to change meaning to what I originally intended but typed incorrectly. Original words were “For a defendant, the only thing worse than lying is telling the truth,” but the above is what I had intended.)
For a defendant, lying is the only thing worse than telling the truth. Telling the truth is still often a terrible idea, particularly for a person accused in the formal American legal system.
(Edited to change meaning to what I originally intended but typed incorrectly. Original words were “For a defendant, the only thing worse than lying is telling the truth,” but the above is what I had intended.)