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Yeah, whenever I see videos where cops tell them that they are not cooperating when being silent after pleading the fifth, I get furious.
You are NOT compelled to answer any questions until a lawyer is present. Not answering questions does not and in no way constitute being uncooperative. Cooperative simply means following lawful orders, so even refusing to follow unlawful orders is not obstruction, uncooperative or whatever excuse they want to put on you.
Sadly, it's probably better to let the manchild have his power trip and complain about it afterwards. Prevents acute lead poisoning.
A nuance to this is that if you're talkative until one specific question, and then start pleading the fifth, that's not going to work out quite so well. You need to start from a place of "I will answer questions when I have a lawyer present".
Also, this all works better if you lack melanin in your skin for some damn reason.
Cooperating for them just means ignoring your rights and doing everything as they say...