Don’t Talk to Police

Compliance with our judicial system is important. If you are subpoenaed, it is important to report to the court and answer questions with honesty to preserve a fair and effective legal process. Up until this point, however, no one should ever talk to police or comply in any way as far as their rights extend. And your rights extend very far. The job of a police officer is not to make sure you have a good day. These people are paid to make arrests and obtain convictions. It is absolutely necessary to exercise your right not to make incriminating statements about yourself, and if you absolutely must speak with the police, to do so through a lawyer. Always exercise your right to refuse searches of yourself and your property without a warrant, no matter what tricks a cop may use to make you believe you are not completely within your rights to not speak with them.

Some time ago, I heard a Terrace student recounting a conversation he had with a police officer attempting to obtain some kind of information from him, in which he was warned that his status as a member of the baseball team could be in jeopardy if he did not cooperate. Despite this obviously empty threat, he should have at that point refused to talk to the officer at all without the family lawyer present. There may be situations where it is unavoidable to associate with police, to perhaps report stolen property (the officers who take down this report will likely be no help whatsoever in recovering your property), or if your house is undergoing an armed robbery at that exact second (it is not impossible that the officers who arrive will simply shoot you with the weapons the vast majority of them will never have to draw for any legal purpose). Police are an armed and uniformed gang sponsored by the state. Always remember your rights, never consent to searches, and do your best to not talk to cops.

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