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- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40@phatlip
1.) Know your rights
2.) Be respectful but firm in exercising them
3.) Don't be afraid of a trip to jail where you will be quickly released as long as you maintain your composure - Phatlip012, on 10/12/2007, -4/+39What if you find yourself in a situation when you didn't break the law and you are being questioned by a cop like this?
- directedition, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33I would like to thank the submitter for reminding me of an era when we actually had constitutional rights.
- rhettnyedotorg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30it's not legal advice, it says so right in the credits (even though it's narrated from within a courtroom)
"Brenda tells me you have enough colon fixation for the three of us!" Dugg for this line, and this line alone. - thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+304.) be sure to ask what the charges are and if you can leave
If they don't plan on charging you, you can leave. Also, you don't HAVE to answer the police officer. All it takes is patience and self-will.
One of the oldest tricks in the book(reporters use it all the time) is to ask a simple question, wait for the answer, and just stare at the person for a second. Most people feel compelled to expand on what they just said or even contradict themselves. - spliffy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+27i think it is crucial that all males under the age of 25 watch this video. unless of course your parents are wealthy enough to have a family lawyer, whom you have over for the holidays.
- FiP0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit : "How Not to Get Your Ass Kicked by the Police"
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2458063 - Aliasing, on 10/12/2007, -2/+22Problem is you may have incriminated yourself without realizing it, by answering seemingly benign questions. Always assume your being tricked into self-incrimination.
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17That's why I loved getting asked the question "Do you know how fast you were going, son?" in high school. My car's speedometer didn't work and I could honestly look at the cop and say "didn't have a clue".
Most of the time, this frank answer resulted in a laugh, a warning, and a comment about my station wagon having the fake wood paneling peeling off and my wire steering wheel. - jenel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhq0NDkUViQ
- dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Smells like Bob Marleys ass in here...
- peregrine, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19My friends mom once had some coins stolen. I was in Canada at the time on my one vaction. I come back my mom is balling they searched my room made it a mess and pulled out all of my pocket knives I've collected(I love being outdoors). They missed my shotgun and pellett gun. And they made me immediatly come to the station after a 6 hour drive and little sleep over the last week I was pissed. So I came in and was interogated for 3 hours FOR NOTHING. They even took my finger prints like i was a ***** criminal. Lets look at my ***** criminal history.....oh wait THERE IS NOTHING. WHAT THE *****. Why would I want some coins how could I do it if I was in canada and WHY THE ***** ARE YOU TREATING ME LIKE A CRIMINAL.
Its hard not to break the law in the country and I'm sick of it. - Waterispoison, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Who ever said he broke the law? Exercising your rights does NOT equate to having broken the law.
- elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I've never been pulled over or anything, but I've always wanted to try making up laws and rights to see if they'd believe me. I've always wanted to say things like
"New Jersey state law mandates that you allow me to fully inspect your patrol car for violations of code before you can write me that reckless driving ticket"
or
"Federal law states that in order to write me that ticket, you must first prove to me that you are a citizen of the United States. I'll need six points of identification. " - Juntistik, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16Yes because every person that smokes pot is lazy and end up working behind the counter of your nearest fast food restaurant. All pot heads accomplish nothing in life except cause trouble and get arrested.
Grow up. Just because a woman is blond doesn't mean shes dumb. Just because a person is black doesn't mean they cause crime. Not all "potheads" are the lazy bums your thinking about. Quit being ignorant - warning1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11I watched this years ago and it runs through my head everytime I am pulled over.
I haven't gotten a ticket since and have been pulled over about 5-6 times since then.
I also abuse the word "Sir." - briangig, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Wow this is a great video. I always placed my hands on the wheel when pulled over...but the other tips are helpful. Too bad so many people just give up their rights so easily.
- twiztedambience, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Simple: Don't be a wuss. Be sure to refuse a search on all grounds. Also: make sure you close doors and windows when you leave your vehicle since they'll have to go through another grouping of laws if they still want to search through your car. It's as simple as that. Be cautious, know you have rights, and be respectful.
- chopcow, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15it's also crucial that you have at lease one middle class white guy.
- JWood, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9"1.) Know your rights"
That's what this video is telling you, your rights. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8they're playing some nice "good cop, bad cop" at valorie's party
- redDC143C, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Valiere is hot!
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9"there's an army of lawyers out there who will work for a percent of damages and charge no fees."
They are commonly known as "ambulance chasers".
{seinfeld} Not that there's anything wrrrooooong with that... {/seinfeild} - lat47, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6True but misleading. Officers can only search a car with probable cause or incident to arrest. In the example in the movie the officer did not have probable cause to search the car. He might have a hunch, based on kids going to a concert that they had marijuana in the car. A hunch is not enough.
The officer might have been able to arrest the driver on the traffic violation (depends on laws in the jurisdiction). Once the dirver is arrested the officer could have searched the car and the contents of the backpack. Unlikely an officer would do that.
The officer could also "frisk" the car if he has a reasonable suspicion there were weapons inside. Nothing here would give the officer reasonable suspicion.
So, yes the officer can search the car without a warrant but he cannot search on a whim. He must have reasons and in the video the officer did not have reasons. - flazz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7hey, those were Darryl's videos.
- tdk2fe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That's the quickest extradition i've ever heard of.
- rhettnyedotorg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7he got weed! he got weed!
- chopcow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@thcobbs
Wow, interesting about the staring after a question thing. That must be why my boss does that whenever he asks me a question? He's trying to get me to trip or something. I once said back to him "Uhhh....are we having a staring contest?" and he got embaressed, like I had noticed his tactic, and then he carried on with whatever he was talking about.
So bosses, managers, anyone in authority probably learns this trick in some school for interrogation or something. - SoCalDissident, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5He's already pulled over; he can't pull over any further! You are freaking out, man...
Seriously, I had to wait once while the police dog searched "near" my car, and somehow indicated there was something in the car (there wasn't), but that was their "probably cause" for searching my car wihtout consent. Of course they didn't find anything. I wish had a better understanding of my rights back then... - Moocat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5They've tried pushing through the "smelling" thing I hear by training cops on the odor of weed (I wonder how they do that? :P). However, this rarely, if ever, holds up in court without the backup of visible substance. The key point is, hide your stuff, or don't bring it along. Or don't do it.
Anyway, good video all around although I could've related more if they had someone on the car video who really wasn't in any infraction (including speeding) to see what steps you could take. - Aliasing, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7This is a great video, everyone should exercise their rights to the maximum degree when police are involved. And if your rights are violated, sue the department; there's an army of lawyers out there who will work for a percent of damages and charge no fees.
- rhettnyedotorg, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10***** you 'dont break the law' *****. eat my ***** *****. as if you have never sped, jay-walked, done drugs, polluted or otherwise broken laws.
this video isn't about breaking laws, its about resisting the lowest common denominator in the corrupt enforcement system. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Yea I'd hit it.
- Yage2006, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Nice but the bill of rights does not mean much in the us anymore sadly :(
- AcidPhysx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This is an absolute must. It may be hard to do it in the face of the police, but BY GOD DAMN! YOU MUST! They lie. It could mean the difference between walking home and jail for decades Follow that video to absolute precision.
- Waterispoison, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Yeah...I was talking about swoopdog, was it really that hard to understand that?
- MalaysianMafia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Cars are not protected from search without a warrant.
- tmyprod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2but your trunk and glove box are protected.
- rye419, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"smells like bob marley's ass in here"
- Comanch09, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3To take a video from another digg topic post. This is how not to handle the situation when a cop approaches you or asks you a question:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SnPveZLcwZ8&mode=related&search= - HolyJaw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2K, I actually watched the entire video (minus the credits).
Pretty informative, but I'm not sure how much of it would hold true in anyone's native state. The advice is general but I think the main point comes across fairly well: "Don't make bad decisions just because they intimidate you."
Good submission. +Dugg. - wifigod, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2He obviously had a bunch of anal porn on his computer, didn't you hear what Valerie said to him after his comment?
- aukxsona, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Also Ma'am...
But yes abuse the hell out of it. - EricCiccone, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I recently had to deal with cops at school, they were pressuring me to allow them to search my room. I knew I had the right to say no, but I figured that if I allowed them to search and they found nothing, it would look better for my case. (thankfully they didn't find anything!!)
Always remember you have the right to say know, even though most cops will try and make it seem like you are doing a bad thing if you don't let them search. It may be intimidating to stand up to them, but its your right. - nugge7, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7"OH MY GAWD. YOUR THE MAN! YOUR THE MAN, DUDE! THAT WAS LIKE, THAT WAS LIKE SOME JEDI MIND TRICK, MAN!"
LOLZ - swoopdog, on 10/12/2007, -11/+12This is so informative, I saw this years ago in civics class and this is why I am an ACLU member!
- aukxsona, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5I am usually polite but firm. I know most of the cops here, only the state police ever stop me for "drunk driving tests"....aka drug sniffing...with a dog going up and down my van.
I don't drink or do drugs, so when the officer repeatedly asked me if I had anything to drink I stated " I don't drink.." and "Finally.." I don't drink.." in such a way he could see my disgust at the thought.
Even though I had my right hand hid at all times...he let me go.
Wanna know why my hand was hid... I had wet nasty candy shoved in it right before we drove up (5 small kids) and had no way to get it off because he stopped me before I could find the wipes. - chowderdick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, he would have been let go if he had just used "Sir" more.
- Pyloff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Never get busted torrent?
- BigBill62629, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4"Perhaps, but enough of them are to warrant this stereotype." ...True
This video is just a primer on how to break the law and not GET CAUGHT. It has little to do with RIGHTS.
ACLU=American Communists Living Undercover -
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