Quote:I never do. Most Americans, however, don't know that you can refuse to talk to a cop, refuse to identify yourself (in some circumstances), say "no" when the cop makes a statement about searching your car that just carriers a presumptive or manipulative "yes" to it and force them to either state their probable cause for detaining you or let you on your way simply by asking, at any point, if you're free to go.


Cops are not required to inform you that you can say no to a search, demand an attorney or, in most cases, simply walk away. They're strongly encouraged not to share that information with you, and allowed/encouraged to lie to get you to forfeit those rights without knowing what you're doing. That needs to change.


I don't see it. A black man can't shoot me because he's black. A cop can shoot me because he's a cop.

If those Americans are ignorant, then that's their fault.


A black man has the same right to shoot you as a cop and both are, presumably, to be treated the same.


Also, a cop isn't compelled to tell you why you are under arrest or what you are being charged with at the time of arrest, so for your sake don't go mouthing off to a cop that he can't arrest you until he tells you. That's called resisting arrest and may escalate to you getting forcefully cuffed, at which point you will file a false civil rights lawsuit and waste tax payer money.

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