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Document Your Arrest
Designers have begun to tackle the erosion of our rights. Gabriel Lam has created Miranda, a wearable black box-like arrest documentation device that records video, audio, motion, impact, location, and other data and streams it over cell phone networks to third party observers such as the ACLU. By creating a visual, aural, and data snapshot of an arrest, it can provide evidence of police brutality (or stop it before it happens), or can prove that officers conducted themselves properly.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS ADVICE. A wide variety of people are arrested every day and the majority of the individuals make the same mistakes which make there situation even worse. Many of these reactions are understandable, however some defy logic and reason. Nobody plans on being arrested, but you may be arrested for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Share this with your colleagues, friends and family because it will come in handy for many of you. The basic rule is to simply listen to the officer and do as your told, "Put Your Hands Behind Your Back"
Do NOT do any of these Ten Things:
1. Talk.
Do not say a word to the officer. Shut the F. up! I cannot stress to you the importance of this rule. Do not talk! Do not attempt to convince the officer of your innocence. Everyone is innocent, no one should be arrested and no one should be in jail and that is all the officer hears all day every day. He / she does not care generally whether you are innocent or guilty and there is nothing that he / she can do at this point. Most times, when people speak to officers they say something that makes their situation far worse. Keep your mouth shut, there will be plenty of time to talk later.
2. Run.
I said above to listen to the officer and follow his / her instructions. Do not be scared and do not let the liquid courage aka alcohol convince you that you can outrun the twelve officers and helicopter that will track you down. Also, police become highly suspicious that someone running has a weapon and may be quick to draw their weapon. Additionally when they do run you down expect much stronger force used to subdue a fleeing suspect.
3. Resist Arrest.
Perhaps the most important thing not to do is touch the police officer at all! Again, sober up quick and follow what the officer says. Many people attempt to bump the officer or swat an officers hands away. This often falls under the assault statutes and now a minor misdemeanor arrest becomes a FELONY. Thus a reckless driving charge leads to a year or more in state prison. Additionally, touching the officer in any way can lead to a batton in the mouth.
4. Believe the Police.
It is perfectly legal for the police to lie to get you to make an admission. The police frequently separate two friends and tell one the other one ratted him / her out. Because of the lie, the other friend now rats the first friend out. Police and detectives also state that "it will be easier" to talk now...LIES!!! DON'T BELIEVE THIS BS! It will only be easier for the police to prove their case!
5. Searching.
Do not allow the police to search anywhere! If the police officer asks, they do not have the right to search and must have your consent. If you are asked make sure you proclaim to any witnesses that "You (the police) do not have consent to search." If they perform the search anyway, that evidence may be thrown out later. Also, if you consent to a search, the officers may find something that you had no idea you had placed somewhere, ie: marijuana left by a friend.
6. Look At Places Where You, Want Police to Search.
Police are trained to watch you and react to you. They know that you are nervous and scared and many people look to the areas that they don't want the police to search. Do not react to the search and do not answer any questions. LOOK DOWN AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!
7. Do Not Talk Shit to the Police.
I don't care if you have been wrongly arrested and the true culprit is standing in front of you. Don't talk shit! Police hear all day that my dad is the Governor's Assistant's Intern and I will have your badge for this! Police have a lot of discretion in the upcoming charges brought. Police can add charges, change a misdemeanor to a felony, or even talk to the prosecutor that is ultimately prosecuting you.
8. If Police Come to Your Home, Do not Let Them In and Do Not Step Outside Your Home
If the police are confident you have committed a felony, they are coming in anyway, because they generally don't need an arrest warrant. Make it clear to the police by stating: "No you may not come in", or "I am comfortable talking right here", or "You need a search warrant to enter my home." If they return, your attorney can arrange for you to turn yourself in should that be necessary and you will spend no time in jail between the hearings.
9. Outside Your Home Arrested, Do Not Accept Offer to Go In Your Home for Anything.
The officer may say to you, how about you go inside and change, freshen up, talk to your wife, husband, get a jacket, or any other reason. The police will graciously escort you in and then tear your home apart searching through it. Also, do not let them secure your car. Your car is fine. Remember they are lying to you. They don't give a damn if you are really cold or if you need to talk to your wife or husband.
10. Don't say a word.
It's incredible how many people feel that they can convince the officer, the booking officer or a detective (if your case reaches that stature) that they are not guilty. YOUR CASE IS NOT DECIDED BY THESE PEOPLE. They have no affect on your records. Wait to speak to your lawyer! The courts give enormous weight to "confessions" during this stage. A suspect is almost NEVER released after being arrested.
Follow these ten simply rules religiously and many of your rights will remain intact. I don't care how nervous, scared or drunk you are, THESE RULES ARE VERY IMPORTANT, and will help you tremendously in the short and long run.
Quick Test Question
An altercation occurs with your live in girlfriend. When the police arrive they find you on the sidewalk, a few houses down the street. Your girlfriend points you out and the officers then arrest you for assault. During the arrest, they let you know that they do not intend to question you. They just need your name and address. What do you do?
Answer
Well the police are lying to you and rule number 1 is to keep your mouth shut, so you don't say anything. Your name is all you may need to give. If you give your address, that may indicate that you live together converting your alleged crime from a misdemeanor to a felony. An officer will attempt to get you to make an admission, especially when they have no evidence. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! credit the peoples bill of rights
I have a few more practical suggestions. I am not trying to sound alarmist anymore because nothing can surprise me the days, my paradigm has totally shifted!! Hell I am not even a realist anymore, I’m more of an acceptance-ist?, working on the courage to change. A few thoughts from experience, some observations and critical scenarios I have put under scrutiny. In no priority, but to be aware.
We are non-violent, we are not there to shout down the oppressors, we are there to make a statement, an appeal to the American public, (the neocons call them talking points), if you cant defend your position verbally, keep your mouth shut…when the media ignore us we have a constitutional right to petition the gobernment.
you will, like above, appear smarter and above abusive and petty “might make right arguments“….note them as fools and walk around them…find the PRESS, the press will ignore until all of us get out in any real numbers, and show them how many of us believe there is a better way.. because we have the capacity to reason, violent denomination is counter to all life sustaining mechanisms and organisms, our current path is seppuku.
representing ourselves and the country we love.
We do not owe our loyalties to a party or a family, we owe our loyalties to our country, our nation, the liberty of the people, the very land we stand upon.
The bush regime is not the commander in chief of me.
The money congress spends is our money, period! .we got the sheet music to a new musical chair game.
All three branches of government belong to the people, accountable by our proxy.
Out supreme court is impotent, both figurative and literal…?
We want everyone in the bush held accountable, start to finish, to impeach bush now would be a pardon,
We will spend our money on education and infrastructure instead of arms, aircraft and illegal wars, spying on people, star wars shit?.
Our security depends on the quality of character of our educators be they in the home or state, fear and demagoguery will no longer be tolerated.
Our continental borders will be secure when we quit arming everyone. guns, drugs, intel money.
I personally didn’t ask bush to beg the Saudi for the second time for more gas, then go to isreal and kiss ass……saying basically that at least 290 million of us don’t mean fuck to you…….much less what the rest of the world thinks…prince gorge the fool, has selfish-heart been takeN?
Wearechange has identified agent provocateurs. (if you don’t know what agent Pee’s are, well….you might not need to be protesting-war alone at a peace functions).
All ways, every minute out, make sure someone’s got your back, and sees everything you see, as above, camera phone’s may be our salvation, if possible, and even if familiar with the area, go ahead and scout out the area of the protest, note the resources and conveniences, potential hazards and emergency/escape/evac/ redeploy locations at secondary. rally points.....
don’t worry about their tesla ray guns at big crowds here yet, they are just scare us into submission…(if anyone got killed, social change happen for real after kent state.)
Remind them historically when the first amendment doesn’t work, the seconded one will!! And I mean that, there are some mad hostile folks on both sides, most of us true hardcore libertarians have grown weary as peacemakers………somebody pick-up the torch or the fire is going out.
Remember, document the particulate matters.
keep fighting the good fight....with your minds as weapons!
......................kosmicdebris......................................
Ultimately, it all comes
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 18:37.
Ultimately, it all comes down to who you know. ie: I was followed on the highway by an off-duty police officer one evening, there was nothing I could do to get him off my ass! He changed lanes every time I did!!! I became so fed up with him following me after about an hour that I got off at the next exit...as you can guess, he followed me! He parked behind me in the right lane of the exit, got out of his unmarked car, came over to my driver side door. I rolled down the window and asked the man why he continued to follow me around the interstate? He said that I passed a car from the center lane ending up in the right lane. I replied, "Yes, I was trying to get you off of my ass, Sir!!! I then pulled out one of my Dad's business cards(my Dad was a Lieutenant on the police force, at that time...he is now retired) and stated that I would be happy to let my Dad know that you followed me for at least an hour on the highway, putting me in danger and the others on the highway in danger with your irrational following techniques. He handed me his business card in return, apologized very nervously and asked me to call him if I needed any legal help in any way in the future and asked me to please not tell my Dad about this. How empowering!!(sp) I have been pulled over for speeding, as well, in the past and got out of it EVERY TIME by mentioning who my Dad is!!! This may sound unfair to those of you that think I used my resources to my benefit unjustly. My reply to you is, your damn right I did!!!; if the police in USA continue to use their resources unjustly, you are damn right that I will do the same to them!!!!
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