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ACLU: Here's what you should and shouldn't do if you're stopped by the police

Published by Business Insider on Tue, 21 Feb 2017


We asked ACLU senior staff attorney Jason Williamson to lay out an individual's rights, and the ACLU's best advice for gettingstopped by the police.FULL TRANSCRIPT:[JASON WILLIAMSON]If you're asked for your name, you should provide it.If you're asked for identification, you should provide it.Beyond that, you should say nothing more to the policeother than asking whether or not you are free to leave.If the police tell you that you are free to leave,then you should turn and walk away.Don't run away.Just walk away.Calmly.If the police tell you that you are not free to leave, then you know that you'rebeing detained, and at that point you want to make sure that youdon't say anything else to the police.There's nothing good that can come out of it.People want to explain themselves, they want to explain why they weredoing whatever it is they were doing when they were stopped, or whythe police are wrong for assuming they were engaged in illegal behavior. Just say nothing. Whether you think you are in the right or not, it's just not worth itto try to get into a conversation with a police officer to explain away your behavior,because those are the very things that will be used against you in court.You have to be aware of the circumstances around you,understand what's happening, what time of day it is, who the officers are,how many of them are on the scene,because all of that's gonna be important after the factif anything happens to go wrong.So, you never have to consent to a search, whether it's a search of your person orof your car. If the police ask you forconsent to search, you can simply say, "no, I do not give you consent."You have to understand that if the police have probable cause to search you or tosearch your car, they're not going to ask you for permission,and in fact, they won't need to.But, if they're asking you for consent, that probably means that they don't haveenough evidence to search your car or to search you without your permission.And once you give consent, all bets are off.Before you're arrested, you don't necessarily have a right to an attorney.That right only kicks in once they have placed you under arrest.If the police tell you, "yes, you're under arrest,"the first thing that you want to dois ask to speak to an attorney.Now, the police are supposed to read you your Miranda rightsand tell you that you are entitled to an attorneyand that anything you say can and will be used against you,but that may or may not happen.Follow BI Video:On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story
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