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Rule The Police
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this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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You're talking about two different things.
If they knock on your door and ask to talk, you say nothing and call a lawyer.
If you get a traffic stop and you aren't high or carrying contraband, just cooperate, because they probably don't want to waste time hassling you.
I don't know what they are doing about piracy these days, I'd check on another community.
Oh good to know the above advice doesn't apply to traffic stops. But how would you go about calling a lawyer if a cop knocks on your door? Will they consult quickly? I doubt the cops will wait very long.
This is why people have lawyers on retainer, or have a lawyer friend that they can call at the drop of a hat/ know on the door. If you don't know any lawyers personally, I'm not sure what to tell you, I met all of my lawyer friends while I was studying for my degree, and they were in law school.
The nice part is that they just have to be a lawyer most of the time. The cops in the US don't know the law, aren't trained in the law, and treat lawyers like the kryptonite that they are to cops.
Yeah I don't know any personally. I wouldn't think many people could just phone a law friend.