http://www.bspcn.com/2008/10/27/how-to-deal-with-the-police-if-you-get-pulled-over/ Really interesting article about how to handle interactions with police. Particularly enjoyed these two: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8z7NC5sgik&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8z7NC5sgik&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/08fZQWjDVKE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/08fZQWjDVKE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Quite a different story from what you see on the cop shows. So when you go out with your buddies to watch the game tomorrow night and something goes wrong, remember your rights. And what can go wrong if you don't.
i watched most of both of them. i wish there was a similar vid with Canadian experts. good vids, thx and i wouldn't ever talk to the cops.
I only watched the law professor. After seeing that, not only am I not interested in talking to cops, I'm also not interested in listening to them.
Yeah if you follow what the professor said 100% then the video with the cop doesnt matter BUT it was very informative. He gives a breakdown of all the techniques used
I've been arrested for breaking in to an LCBO. The cops are pretty chill most of the time. They are just like, "Why do such stupid things?".
I haven't watched the videos, but I assume that at some point they mention that you don't have to allow a cop to search your car or trunk just because they ask, correct? A cop has no right to search your vehicle without "probable cause". That's why they ask for permission. I agree, why talk to police? When you see the garbage man do you feel the need to have a long conversation with him? People seem to want to talk to police just because they enforce the law, I keep my distance.
It has more to do with interrogation. Basically the point is that anything you say can and will be used against you if possible, and nothing you say can or will be used in your benefit in court. There is nothing to gain by talking to cops, whether you're innocent or guilty.
That's what you think. Watch the videos if you haven't. 44thrilla said it best above. Talking to police can only incriminate you, not make you innocent. This of course doesn't imply NEVER talking to cops. To be friendly, yes. But if they are investigating a crime and come to you and ask YOU what you were doing, don't talk. If you see some guy break into your neighbors house, well I'd hope my neighbor would call the cops. If you are a witness and you can help catch the bad guy, go ahead.
I am always amazed at people who talk to the police without representation, but then I became one last month. Of course, I knew I was "clean" in terms of a record, but I caught someone trying to break into our house in Tualatin with my youngest daughter (3) at my side. I escorted this whacked out meth freak out of my back yard, then I called 911. Cop showed up, did a search of my house (stupid on my part), and took a statement. He then drove down the block and pulled into an extended driveway, and I am sure he did it to run a check on me. Again, I have nothing to hide, but the entire thing was weird.
Wow, I can now see how I've effed up almost every single time I've been pulled over. I had a very nasty experience with the Chicago police when I was a senior in college. Clearly they stepped over the line, and I let them do it. I was so intimidated, I didn't feel as if I had a choice.
