fouroneone Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 Here is a quick and easy guide to interacting with police during an arrest. It is inevitable that some of us here (or our friends/loved ones) will have to encounter a problem like this sometime in our lives.Knowledge is key, and knowing your rights will help you in the endTaken from Your Guide to Civil Liberties------------------------------------------------------------Here's a quick guide of important things to remember when interacting with law enforcement officials:Always Be Calm And Polite First and foremost remember that police are people too, and also remember that law enforcement is a difficult and dangerous job. With that in mind, you should always deal with the police in a calm, polite, and professional manner. But being polite does not mean that you should ever, under any circumstances, give up your rights.Never Admit To AnythingYou have no obligation to answer any question. If you are in your car, you must provide license, registration, and insurance. Anywhere else, you have no requirement to provide any information, and you cannot be arrested for not talking to the police. However, never badmouth or obstruct the police. If you are being arrested or detained, you have a right to know why. If not, ask if you are free to go and if so leave immediately. Everything you say to the police is important, and may be recorded without your knowledge. Never offer any extra information. lf you do answer questions, keep them very short and to the point, and most important, Never confess - it does not help you. Insist On Seeing A LawyerYou have a legal right to speak with a lawyer. Never speak to the police without at least consulting one. If you speak to the police without a lawyer, you have given up one of your most important rights. Never agree to go to the police station to answer questions or submit to interrogation.Never confess - it does not help you. Always protest A SearchEven if the search is by a court ordered warrant you should always make it very clear that any entry onto your premises is fully against your wishes, and that YOU DO NOT CONSENT IN ANY WAY TO THE SEARCH. Never cooperate in a search - it does not help you. Never Invite The Police Into Your Home, Office or CarAny lack of protest can be considered an invitation. If they ask if they may enter, and you do not immediately voice your strong protest, this may be construed as an invitation on your part. This voids your right to privacy, and you lose this right later in court. Never cooperate in a search - it does not help you. The Police Can and Do LieThe supreme court has upheld that the police can lie to you for any reason. The police cannot lie in court, or in official documents, (although some do). If you ask a plain-clothes police officer if they are the police, they can lie and say that they are not (this is one of the most common misunderstandings by citizens if you ask an undercover cop if they are the police, they can legally say no, and claim to be something else). In fact an undercover police officer can take illegal drugs with you to "prove" they aren't police. The police can lie about evidence they have about you (they can fabricate ''fake'' evidence to convince you to confess, for example). Fake evidence cannot be used in court, but if it makes you confess, it no longer matters. Never confess - it does not help you. Be Aware Of Your Body Language and Eye MovementsBe conscious of your body language and eye movements. The police (especially interrogators) are very well trained in reading your body language and eye movements. These are involuntary movements that you make, and reveal your state of mind, and even if you are lying or telling the truth. Remain calm, do not react to questions, and never offer any information or answer a question you do not want to. Never confess or cooperate in a search - it does not help you and it will not make the justice system more lenient on you - EVER.Most important: Remember that the justice system is never more lenient on you when you give up your rights. Confessing or cooperating will only make things harder on you. When you give up your rights, you also give up any hope of being treated fairly. Always be polite and courteous, but never cave in and waive your rights. EVER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 NB - The supreme court upheld last month that police CAN arrest you for not giving your name.Other than that, every else here is accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 fouroneone, unclefester401 and missroxy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxylady69 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 good post. missroxy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkornre Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 nice post...and i actually read it... unclefester401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCR Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 thanks for the excellent post...good jobhave a question though....what is the point of objecting to a search.....they will just get pissed and search your car even more thoroughly. My friend got pulled over last week...he was cool and very cooperative (even though he had a pipe in his car) - when a cop asked him if it would be OK to search his car; he said: "sure, go ahead, I don't have anything to hide"The cop looked at him and let him go. unclefester401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 It is a question of wether you believe the cops will "help" you when the case comes to court.And also, you can usually find legal ways to say the search was unjust, but ONLY if you protested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT IN USE Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 i want to be an undercover cop, so i can take drugs to prove i am not the police unclefester401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 i want to be an undercover cop, so i can take drugs to prove i am not the police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamimonk Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 If you think a cop is going to search you, even after you have protested, and you have a large amount of any illegal substance.... RUN, you will probably get away if you know how to drive and are sober (why anyone would be driving with alot of drugs all fucked up is beyond me), even if you get caught an were able to cut a corner and throw it out a felony fleeing and evading charge is much better than an attempt to distribute a large amount of nacrotics, you will probably get probabtion for a first time fleeing and evading offense, few pounds of pot, 20-30 E pills, and you aren't getting out without an expensive lawyer. Protesting just doesn't work, unless you have a good lawyer. If you have a small amount its probably not worth running, alot of times cops will let you off. My friend was pulled over down here in miami while smoking a joint, the cop said give me all your weed, he gave him most (the dumbass still kept some) and the cop let him go. unclefester401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fouroneone Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 If you think a cop is going to search you, even after you have protested, and you have a large amount of any illegal substance.... RUN, you will probably get away if you know how to drive and are sober (why anyone would be driving with alot of drugs all fucked up is beyond me), even if you get caught an were able to cut a corner and throw it out a felony fleeing and evading charge is much better than an attempt to distribute a large amount of nacrotics, you will probably get probabtion for a first time fleeing and evading offense, few pounds of pot, 20-30 E pills, and you aren't getting out without an expensive lawyer. Protesting just doesn't work, unless you have a good lawyer. If you have a small amount its probably not worth running, alot of times cops will let you off. My friend was pulled over down here in miami while smoking a joint, the cop said give me all your weed, he gave him most (the dumbass still kept some) and the cop let him go.While you might be right, you are advocating breaking the law in order to win.I think the man who wrote this was trying to find "legal" ways to overturn a conviction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamimonk Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 That is true, but if you are worried about being searched in the first place you are probably already doing something illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disk-ofreak Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 great, i feel a lot less paranoid now but even if u protest they can still search u no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardstone Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 you got the right to shut the F*CK UP and go to jail Thats your rights.now I ask, does that seem like a cops remarks?WE ARE WATCHING missroxy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT IN USE Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 great, i feel a lot less paranoid now but even if u protest they can still search u no?it depends if they police have probable cause for a search or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 Always protest A Search ... unless you're on probation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOT IN USE Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 ... unless you're on probationor a closet homosexual and u want an excuse to be probed anally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 or a closet homosexual and u want an excuse to be probed anally missroxy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visio Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 While you might be right, you are advocating breaking the law in order to win. I think the man who wrote this was trying to find "legal" ways to overturn a conviction. yea, but its the lesser of two evils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman123 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 great thread, thanks for the info missroxy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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