ONLY 3 Things to Say to The Police!

In this video, I'm teaching you how to deal with the police when you're involved in a law enforcement investigation.

If you're ever questioned by the police, remember these three simple things: Remain silent, call a lawyer, and know your rights. These tips will help you stay safe and protect your rights, and will help you to ensure a peaceful investigation!

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[shenmisheshou]

This is what I would say verbatim: "Here's the deal. I don't answer questions without lawyer present and I don't consent to any searches or seizures. _Do you understand that these are my constitutional rights_ ?" The reason to include the last part is to very specifically remind the cop that took an oath to uphold the constitution so there should be no room for qualified immunity if they violate your rights and to very clearly signal that you, a reasonable person, does know your rights. If a reasonable person knows the law and tells a cop that they know the law, and the cop violates their rights, then the qualifed immunity is out of the window because a reasonable person is on tape reminding them of their oath to the constitution.

[ZenTheMusician]

"I do not wish to discuss my day". Thank you for that. That shuts down a ton of their leading questions.

[elskid]

The biggest problem I see in these body cams of traffic stops is when the cop, says "yes, you're being detained." Oftentimes the person begins to argue.
That is JUST what they want you to do because then they can turn that into some kind of resisting or some kind of evidence guilty.
You ask the question if they say, "yes you're being detained."
You say, "excellent. I won't be answering any questions. I will need an attorney before I do."
And then no more words come out of your mouth.
NO MORE WORDS... NONE!!

Think of it as a contest:
, - If he gets you to speak, you lose, !! possibly your freedom. - But if you get HIM to stop TALKING, you have won your freedom!!!

FOR HEAVENS TO BETSY STOP TALKING!!!
STOP ARGUING!!!
STOP TRYING TO PULL YOUR HANDS AWAY!!!!

I'M BEGGING YOU PEOPLE, !!! DON'T LET THE COPS WIN LIKE THAT!!!

[libertine]

#1 DON'T TINT YOUR WINDOWS! #2 Have your license, registration, and proof of insurance in arms reach and get it out. Provide it without being asked the less you say the better.. #3 You have the right to remain silent, DO SO!. I would add if asked "do you know why I pulled you over" the answer is NO. And I would be more direct. "I don't answer questions without a attorney" and "I don't consent to any searches or seizures". #4 If asked to exit the vehicle you are required to do so. However, take your keys AND phone. While exiting the vehicle roll up the windows at the console, shut the door, and lock it with the key fob and put your keys in your pocket. Now the cop can't search your vehicle without a invasive seizure of your keys or breaking the window. And he can't interrogate you without a attorney present. You should start recording to document that you are invoking your rights. Don't rely on their body cameras for they are very likely to withhold it from you. Many times it's posting them violating your rights on YouTube that gets them to be accountable. If they keep asking you questions, "I SAID QUIT INTERROGATING ME WITHOUT A ATTORNEY!" #5 They can lie to you so never ask them what your rights are because you are only telling the wolf that you are a ignorant sheep. Anything you say WILL be used against you so shut up and don't snitch on yourself.

[josorr]

It's an extremely sad state of affairs when the average citizen has to exercise such caution and protect his or her rights against predatory law enforcement officers who have sworn to protect our rights and a condition of employment with a law enforcement agency.

[mikestrate]

Doesn't matter what u tell cops..they will get mad and escalate the situation as much as possible

[BornFreeFilms]

I believe at 3:53 where the officer says you are not being detained would be the time to say, cool, have a nice day and roll up your window and start to pull away.

[mstover]

This can be reduced to TWO things:
"I don't answer questions" and "Am I free to go"

[glb]

This is what you should say: “I do not consent to a search on my body and my property including my home or vehicle. “Followed by “I wish to exercise my right to remain silent.” Silence is golden.

[Ioulou]

What you failed to mention was this advice will more than likely hurt the cop’s feelings and his ego will kick in resulting in retaliation.

[PaulRubino]

_"I don't answer questions without my attorney present. I don't consent to any searches of my person or my property."_

[kentharris]

I got pulled over in my home town. The officer asked me "Do you know why I pulled you over?" I replied "If you already have forgotten I'm not going to remind you!" 🙄

[paul-uyy]

citizen: " i don, t want to talk about my day" Cop "10-54, we have a combatant:"

[triggerpointtechnology]

I got pulled over in a small town between LA and Sedona. AZ.
The officer asked me “Do you know how fast you were going?”
I answered “About 47, 48”.
“That’s right” he said. “Do you know what the speed limit is on this street?”.
“Ummm, 30”.
“That’s right” he said, clearly astonished that I didn’t lie, perseverate, mislead, complain or become angry.
After thinking a moment, he told me to please slow down and walked away.

Lesson learned: if you’ve been speeding, admit it. The officer may be so dumbfounded at hearing an honest answer, he might let you go with a warning.

[FORTRANever]

When it comes to small talk, I take over the conversation to draw the officer off track. After I got pulled over for not using my turn signal, after the officer me how is it going, I told him I was aggravated over completing my tax Federal taxes and brought up some obscure aspect of the tax code and after a couple of minutes he told me to have a good day and to remember to use my turn signal.

[whiteorchid]

Your advice is accurate. Because to police officers and prosecutors you're just a number but by remaining silent they have a much more difficult case to prove and since prosecutors go after the low hanging fruit first the chances are if the prosecutor concludes your case looks like too much time and work for the reward it will be dismissed. After I was falsely arrested arrested for DUI by two corrupt police officers I learned police have many hidden agendas and financial incentives to arrest people like Asset Forfeiture laws. Always prepare yourself for a police encounter psychologically by remembering under the law everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and that the burden of proof rests entirely on police. Always keep your registration and insurance documents where you have immediate access. If a police officer starts barking orders at you should respond to each and every order by asking if it is an order or a request, because that will be an extremely important detail later if the case goes to trial. If its a request you should say you decline but if it's an order then you should respond by saying I will comply under duress against my will under the threat of violence if I don't comply. Always refuse consent to conduct any type of search. Police may search anyway but you need to understand ahead of time you're not going to get justice on the streets. The best you can do is to be firm but polite with police while asserting your rights. Never antagonize police because you don't know if you may be dealing with a psychopath cop who carries drugs to plant on people to "teach them a lesson" and beside that you don't want to look like a disrespectful jerk to police which may later prejudice a judge or jury against you because what ultimately matters is what happens in court.

[antoniotamez]

You make it sound so smoothly. It never goes that smooth. Never

[Brykk]

The first thing he missed in this scenario was to ask the officer his name and badge number and if his body camera is running. Plus, before the stop, you need to be sure you are recording, for your records, and try to be sure the officer sees the camera running and that hes being recorded.

[jimdavenport]

The first thing I do when stopped by the police is to roll down both front windows and maintain both my hands on the steering wheel, at night, I turn on all interior lights. When the officer approaches and starts with the usual, I change the subject with 'Yes Sir, I'll happily give you those documents, but first you need to know that I have a Concealed Weapon Permit and am/am not armed today, What would you like me to do?' You have just done a number of things; established your respect for the officer and his/her safety, stated without saying it 'I'm one of the good guys or else I wouldn't have the CWP', and shown a co-operative attitude. In thirty years of carrying a permit and handgun, I have been stopped by the police a handful of times and this approach has always resulted in a friendly warning or a minimal citation. One exception, a rural Nevada Deputy Sheriff was pretty clear he didn't give a damn about my permit or firearm, he was just writing a speeding ticket and it was obviously just a business transaction, oh well, can't win 'em all. Why tell the officer if there is NOT a firearm in the auto? He may well already know that you have a CWP from his computer check of your license plate, but this again establishes everything above. In over fifty years of driving I have NEVER had an officer start down the road of questioning me or ask for information that might give him probable cause to search my vehicle. When you start with the 'I don't answer questions' routine, you are starting to flirt with 'sovereign citizen' bullshit and the officer's antenna is going to twitch. IF asked for permission to search my car, I would simply say 'Sir, I do not waive any of my rights, but you do your duty . But I'm telling you right now, other than the handgun we already spoke about and dealt with, there is nothing in my car of interest to you.' If it went beyond this, then I would go silent other than asking for a lawyer.

[Milesco]

4:19  _"Then that's when it's time to say I don't want to answer any more questions; should I call my lawyer?"_

*NO.* 

It's not "Should I call my lawyer?", it's "I want a lawyer."  (Or "my" lawyer, if you prefer.)

Never try to assert your constitutional rights by asking a question.  It won't work.  The courts won't recognize it.   You have to assert your constitutional rights directly and affirmatively.  Clearly and unambiguously. 

The courts are always trying to negate your constitutional rights, so you have to eliminate any wiggle room by being *clear* and *direct* when asserting them.