• veryblandusername@fedinsfw.app
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    3 days ago

    Just because it’s super important.

    DO NOT TALK ABOUT CRIMES YOU COMMIT OR POST THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    There are two types of criminals, those that keep their mouth shut and those getting arrested.

    If you somehow get approached by police, DO NOT SPEAK TO THEM AT ALL. Explicitly state that you want a lawyer to represent you and that you will not be speaking or answering any questions. The only questions you have to legally answer (in most jurisdictions) is to identify yourself. Once you have done that, ask for a lawyer and SHUT THE FUCK UP.

    There’s a time and place to talk and it’s with your lawyer present.

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      2 days ago

      And even that, you only NEED to identify in a traffic stop. A cop cannot just ask for your ID as you walk down the street without reasonable suspicion of a crime. That’s the fourth amendment. Ask the crime you committed, get it all on video, because if they didn’t have that suspicion you got a civil lawsuit.