Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter

[mrjarrell]

Rawstory runs a piece that needs to be reiterated again. It contains things we've discussed here before and these, (from a recent drug policy panel) bear repeating. Kirk will, no doubt agree with them, as he's said much the same things before. 1. Be cool. Blow kisses. 2. Be quiet. 3. Never, (let me say it again. NEVER) consent to searches. Even of the stuff in your pockets.
Remember. Your only job it to get home safely at the end of the night.

Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter | The Raw Story

 

[Double T]

Generally asking if you are being detained helps not answer questions as well...or so I hear.

 

[rambone]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc[/ame]

 

[NYFelon]

When is the proper time to ask "am I being detained?" Is it at the initiation of the stop, after a summons or citation has been issued, or some time in between?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Rawstory runs a piece that needs to be reiterated again. It contains things we've discussed here before and these, (from a recent drug policy panel) bear repeating. Kirk will, no doubt agree with them, as he's said much the same things before. 1. Be cool. Blow kisses. 2. Be quiet. 3. Never, (let me say it again. NEVER) consent to searches. Even of the stuff in your pockets.
Remember. Your only job it to get home safely at the end of the night.

Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter | The Raw Story

Interesting article; interesting site (and advertisers). Did you contribute the $5 to put Alan Grayson back into congress as the one ad I saw was pleading for?

 

[Double T]

I would say when they ask for anything but license and registration or anything rested to the stop.

 

[Stschil]

When is the proper time to ask "am I being detained?" Is it at the initiation of the stop, after a summons or citation has been issued, or some time in between?

Definitely prior to saying this :

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/ame]

 

[mrjarrell]

Interesting article; interesting site (and advertisers). Did you contribute the $5 to put Alan Grayson back into congress as the one ad I saw was pleading for?

Nope. I don't see ads when I browse.

 

[NYFelon]

Definitely prior to saying this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Archbishop]

always good to have the reminder...

 

[Bill of Rights]

Rawstory runs a piece that needs to be reiterated again. It contains things we've discussed here before and these, (from a recent drug policy panel) bear repeating. Kirk will, no doubt agree with them, as he's said much the same things before. 1. Be cool. Blow kisses. 2. Be quiet. 3. Never, (let me say it again. NEVER) consent to searches. Even of the stuff in your pockets.
Remember. Your only job it to get home safely at the end of the night.

Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter | The Raw Story

I don't disagree entirely. I have found that by generally driving more safely and on those rare occasions when I've not done so, treating the officer with civility and good manners, I've avoided even a request to search or any invasive questions. In most cases, I've avoided tickets as well, though to be fair, in each case that I was pulled over, I was doing something that made it happen.

Definitely prior to saying this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I've asked this question before:
Just for a moment, let's play "Let's pretend". Let's pretend that Mr. Kerry had, instead of being provided a guard force at taxpayer expense, he'd paid for private security officers (that is, without arrest powers) just like I'd have to do if I wanted security while giving a speech. Given that, when the gentleman asked his question and Mr. Kerry was trying to answer it, what would have happened?

Remember, the guard force is not empowered to make an arrest. They cannot initiate force at all, only respond to it or a threat of it against their employer.

Would the gentleman have been tased? No.
Would he have been physically thrown to the floor? No.
Would he even have been physically removed from the podium? No.

Would it have been so very difficult to simply turn off his microphone and have Mr. Kerry step back from his, awaiting the crown booing him down and the Q&A session resuming?

Granted, I've asked the above questions rhetorically, however, if my answers (including those not explicitly stated) are incorrect, I'd like to know where I'm wrong. It would seem to me that the solution is in having the candidates pay for their own security and do so in a capitalist manner: Pay a group of citizens to do the job, rather than misappropriate taxpayer funds to do it.



Blessings,
Bill

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

I don't disagree entirely. I have found that by generally driving more safely and on those rare occasions when I've not done so, treating the officer with civility and good manners, I've avoided even a request to search or any invasive questions. In most cases, I've avoided tickets as well, though to be fair, in each case that I was pulled over, I was doing something that made it happen.Blessings,
Bill

Big +1,

I will never give an officer flak, if i dont have a REAL good reason too. If you are so worried about getting searched or put into handcuffs. I dont see how being a smart a** is going to get you anywhere except where you dont want to be