in a lot of places you are legally obligated to tell cops ur name and show them ur passport or drivers license, when they ask. so if this is the case for u, u should do it (and then shut up and say nothing more without ur lawyer)
I think you'll find you'll start getting taken way more seriously online when you start typing like an adult. Use whole words, not stupid abbreviations. Capitalize and punctuate appropriately.
If you want to be taken seriously online, don't use stupid colloquialisms like "way more seriously." Use grammatically correct phrasing like "far more seriously." Start writing like an adult.
In the US that is a 4th amendment violation. Some states get around that by requiring convicted felons to provide ID, but in most of the US if you haven't been convicted of a felony you have no obligation to identify yourself.
Reality check. 9 times out of ten, you're way better off just being a good little citizen and co-operating. Cops are people, and you get better results by playing nice.
If you get stopped randomly by a cop, just show your ID and tell him where you're going. They can arrest and hold you if they want, and the chances of you suing are pretty low. They have the power, and you don't. The place to assert your rights is in the courtroom, not when you can be arrested and or beaten for acting proud.
Don't be these guys
Reality check? Wow. You don’t know what the fuck you are going on about. Because your experiences have been 9 out of 10 positive you think others need a reality check? I spent two weeks in fucking jail for SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS.
So call a lawyer and get some reparations
Which proves my point. The cops can arrest you for ANYTHING.
The outliers don't make the rule.
On the subject of outliers, are we supposed to assume that a user named MycoBro (a user who references smoking marijuana and having a particular interest in identifying Psilocybin cubensis) is actually academically interested in fungi, and not one of the vastly more common abusers of poisonous mushrooms?
That’s absolutely right. My interest in mushrooms led me to read a book about shiitakes(the mushroom at the end of the world). In my excitement I ordered some to make with my ramen at lunch(in a carpenter I have a medical card for weed. How the fuck does that make me a criminal? Wanna talk about mushrooms, man? Because I have a hell of a lot more to say than “they get you high”. Me and all my grand kids hunt for them all year long as they are learning what they are called, which ones are useful, and which aren’t. Your just as wrong and arrogant as you could possibly be. Edit: do I look like a drug user? You know exactly what I look like probably. Picture that but keep me kind of handsome. Is that different than a pig fucking with a black dude because he’s black? I’d bet you would hate that.
Yeah, no. Glad that it's worked out for you (so far), but it doesn't always work out for everyone. I agree that you shouldn't be aggressive and standoffish, but you sure as fuck should not trust the cops. All they've shown is that they are a gang that believe they're above the law. They're out to protect and serve each other — not us.
Where did I say 'trust'? I will repeat my basic message. Assert your rights in the courtroom and not the street. I know of plenty of instances of cops killing civilians and not spending a minute in court, let alone jail.
I agree handing over your ID is probably good, even in a state where it isn't required. That is unless you're doing something obviously illegal and they don't know yet and you think you can hide your identity somehow, but I doubt it.
However, the right to remain silent and to an attorney are important. The location you're coming from or going to can be used as bullshit reasons to arrest you even if it's not bad. The way you speak can be used to arrest you. The smell of your breath can be used to arrest you.
Basically, hand over your I'd through a crack in the window. Keep your hands on the steering wheel in plain sight. If they ask questions, tell them you won't be answering questions and invoke your right to remain silent, then STFU. You won't win their game. Cooperate with the basic requirements, but don't give them more than the basic information. It's their job to figure out what you were doing and if it was illegal. Don't help them do their job.
In 2015 officer involved homicide averaged four a day, a factor that has only increased in the following years during the rise of Trump-led hate rhetoric. (also not including those covered up by precinct coroners, which was discovered in studies to be routine)
50% of the victims were neither armed nor resisting.
Thus proving my point. Knowing your cop might be ready to kill, is it really wise to start off by quoting the Constitution?
Especially if you are not white or white passing
No.
You should cooperate with what they order you to do, and you should always be friendly, but never let them search your property without a warrant or probable cause, as they could plant evidence. If you get arrested, comply with all actions they tell you to do, but don't say a single fucking word. On the street, try to stay alive, but once arrested, don't waive your 5th amendment rights. Being a good little citizen will doom you in interviews, and it should never be done.
Important addition: when the nice officer asks you to please leave the vehicle, you're getting out of the vehicle. Whether on your own or by getting pulled through a busted window is up to you.
Ref: Pennsylvania v. Mimms (the driver must follow the LEO's orders), Maryland v. Wilson (the same applies to passengers)
Why is it a dog?
It's a parody of McGruff the crime dog, a propaganda character from the 80s-90s
So that he can Take a Bite Out of Crime. ®
In a lot of places these don't apply, most western countries cops are not allowed to lie
And that means that they never do, obviously :)
UK cops are so careful about it, according to my two friends who do or did that work. They know their work can be undone in an instant if they're caught in a lie and it'll impact on them personally.
Funny how accountability in the police makes a difference to abuse!
Where would one find a lawyer for this purpose?
Search for 'criminal lawyers' online. In the US they are allowed to advertise.
not talking to the police is extremely important advice, it could really save you a lot of trouble one day.
for the curious, here’s a lawyer explaining it in more detail: https://youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE. (i thought he was a pretty entertaining speaker the first time i watched the video.)
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