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TAKE ACTION: Get Informed – Cop Watch Edition :: Know your Rights at police checkpoints and while pulled over

by Adam Keen…
 
Its pretty amazing what you can get away with in the presence of police when you know your rights and have the balls to express it. I’ve seen this video a few times in the past and wanted to pass it along. In the wake of all of the attention police/public relations have experienced this past year I feel its more important than ever to know these things. The first step in fixing the broken system is knowing your rights. In any interaction with police, the citizen should have the upper hand in being shown respect, not the other way around. When shown respect, the citizen can then respond in kind. That’s the way it should work. The police work for you. Check out the video and comment and let us know what you think. The article I read also included the image below for folks to print off and have in their car to give to police along with your license.
 
 

 
From the article at http://thefreethoughtproject.com
 
“Because of the SCOTUS ruling in Salinas v. Texas, you are now expected to know that you have a right against self-incrimination, and unless you specifically and clearly invoke this right, anything you say or do not say, including your mannerisms at the time you stop talking, can be used against you. You actually have to say, “I do not answer questions.”
 
“Don’t concern yourself with what kind of interrogation you’re in. Don’t worry about whether Salinas applies in your particular situation. Just invoke your 5th Amendment right immediately, verbally, and clearly.”