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Dealing with the police: assert your constitutional rights
This guy is a cop of over 30 years experience and he freely admits that police are allowed to lie in the performance of their duties. He served as a consultant on a film called Ten Rules For Dealing With The Police. Here's the ten rules:
1. Always be calm and cool: a bad attitude guarantees a bad outcome.
2. Remain silent: what you don't say can't hurt you.
3. You have the right to refuse searches: saying no to searches can't be held against you.
4. Don't get tricked: remember, police are allowed to lie to you.
5. Determine if you're free to go: police need evidence to detain you.
6. Don't expose yourself: doing dumb stuff in public makes you an easy target.
7. Don't run: they'll catch you and make you regret it.
8. Never touch a cop: aggressive actions will only earn you a more aggressive response.
9. Report misconduct: be a good witness.
10. You don't have to let them in: police need a warrant to enter your home.
The important things to remember are that the police will sometimes use double negatives to get you to trick you in to permitting a search. Stand fast and say "I do not give consent for my car or house to be searched." Don't respond with a yes or no, make a clear and unequivocal statement. Also, don't let them in to your house unless a crime, such as a burglary, has happened. Go outside and stand on the porch. But the main thing is Tip #1: stay cool, a negative attitude guarantees a negative outcome. And #5 is also important, especially in light of these recent illegal searches that police have been doing on travellers, seizing cash that they have no proof that it has been used in a crime.
Oh, and if you are ever taken in for questioning as a suspect in a crime, demand an attorney and don't say a word until one is present. If you talk without one, you're probably screwed. You might be screwed even with one, but not having one pretty much guarantees it.
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/10-tips-avoid-being-tricked-cops
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1. Always be calm and cool: a bad attitude guarantees a bad outcome.
2. Remain silent: what you don't say can't hurt you.
3. You have the right to refuse searches: saying no to searches can't be held against you.
4. Don't get tricked: remember, police are allowed to lie to you.
5. Determine if you're free to go: police need evidence to detain you.
6. Don't expose yourself: doing dumb stuff in public makes you an easy target.
7. Don't run: they'll catch you and make you regret it.
8. Never touch a cop: aggressive actions will only earn you a more aggressive response.
9. Report misconduct: be a good witness.
10. You don't have to let them in: police need a warrant to enter your home.
The important things to remember are that the police will sometimes use double negatives to get you to trick you in to permitting a search. Stand fast and say "I do not give consent for my car or house to be searched." Don't respond with a yes or no, make a clear and unequivocal statement. Also, don't let them in to your house unless a crime, such as a burglary, has happened. Go outside and stand on the porch. But the main thing is Tip #1: stay cool, a negative attitude guarantees a negative outcome. And #5 is also important, especially in light of these recent illegal searches that police have been doing on travellers, seizing cash that they have no proof that it has been used in a crime.
Oh, and if you are ever taken in for questioning as a suspect in a crime, demand an attorney and don't say a word until one is present. If you talk without one, you're probably screwed. You might be screwed even with one, but not having one pretty much guarantees it.
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/10-tips-avoid-being-tricked-cops
Thanks to
silveradept for the link!