Unless you want to become an immediate suspect, interrogated, threatened, and, potentially physically attacked..........I would agree with you.
That would make it a “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation, because if you talk to them at all, you’re setting yourself up for all sorts of accusations. Videos have been posted here about why you should never, ever talk to a policeman.
The short version of that is, they’ll tell you they can and will use anything you say against you in court, but what they don’t tell you is if you exonerate yourself, they can’t use that because it would be hearsay. It’s an insane imbalance of power, and the only way out is to refuse to answer any questions and let the chips fall where they may.
Another imbalance: They can lie to you through their teeth, but if you say something that doesn’t jibe 100% with everything else you’ve said, then you will be labeled a liar, and face charges of obstructing an investigation.
Little people cannot converse with police. Period. “Yes Sir.” “No Sir.” “Have a nice day.” That’s it. (If you tell them to have a rotten day, you will be arrested for threatening an officer, so don’t.)