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My neighbor is a fucking snitch
Anonymous:
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Lars:
As a criminal defense lawyer who handles a lot of drug cases, I can tell you that most people get nailed because they didn't know that they have a right to say no to searches. Most people think that if the cops are going to search anyway, they're better off cooperating. WRONG!!! When you consent, you waive the right to challenge the search and get the evidence suppressed when the matter goes to court and hamstring your attorney. Always say no.
Don't consent to a search.
Don't answer questions.
If some dickhead cop persists, say the magic words, "I think I'll just call my lawyer."
Cops hate the word "lawyer." Not enough people know to say it in these type of situations.[ This Message was edited by: Lars on 2005-11-06 19:14 ]
starry-eyed pirate:
Completely right on!!
when i was young whenever the heat 'd come around we all always jus' kinda gave into searches 'cause we thought to say No would indicate a probable cause 'n' all that truk.
Now i had an ol' friend one time who tol' me jus' look the cop in the eye and respectfully decline to be searched. He was sleepin' in a cornfield when his wife met him. They moved into a condemned shack on the banks of the slippery rock creek and grew crops 'n' such. They squatted there for ten years before the cottage with the sound proof piano jam room was bull-dozed by the county.
So one time in about 1992 or so The Dead are playin RFK and me 'n' my buddy are jus' sleepin' in my van behind twinbrook shoppin' center on braddock rd. It's my ol' neighborhood from before i was in str8. It's late at night...Headlights rollin' up! i look. It's the Heat! "Matt!! Matt!!!, wake up it's the heat!"[(LOL)]
So there we were standin' out in the headlights of Da Po-leese car...in our boxers havin' to say our names to Da offi-suhr. He knew who i was right away cause i'm on the computer as one of the crazy str8 kids that kept bustin' outta str8.
So there we are. The cop all checkin' us out with his flashlight. My buddy is a manic-depressive and he was all fucked up and confused. But he did play it cool. Once i had been thoroughly identified(LOL) the cop is like "so what's in the van ??"
i'm like "Aww, you know,...campin' supplies, pots, pans, coleman stove, etc.,..."
And the cop says "Mind if i take a look ??"
The door to the van had been open all night and was open when the cop approached. i did have things besides those that i mentioned which i really didn't want the cop to find. i thought of what my ol' friend had tol' me: respectfully decline. i looked that cop right square in the eye, so i did, and tol' 'im "i'd rather ya not."
Stopped 'im in his tracks, as he was already in stride. He knew i knew my rights, and knew that i had a witness, my friend Matt, and knew that anymore invasiveness could not be upheld in court. Well assuming you have a judge who respects the constitution.
i try ta tell people this all the time but no-one believes me and they all continue to get busted.
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Antigen:
Yup, that's what I've heard too. Also, just to keep it friendly like and avoid unnecessary confrontation, you might just say something like "Oh, I'm sorry. I can't give consent to any kind of search. My [dad|husband|brother|whatever] is a laywer and he'd just kill me if I ever did that. I hope you understand?"
Creationists make it sound like a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
--Isaac Asimov, Russian-born American author
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starry-eyed pirate:
Yeah, Good line Antigen. :wink:
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