Archive for the 'Fourth Amendment' Category

BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters

Jonathan Katz, a DC area criminal-defense lawyer and the author of the Underdog weblog, is encouraging others to spread the word about BUSTED: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters. This is an instructional video produced by the Flex Your Rights Foundation. In the video, it teaches citizens how to respond to police encounters such as when a person is pulled over while driving. The film uses actors in situations similar to what people in the real world might find themselves in, so the film is fun to watch. With that said, there is a bit of a cheese factor with the video, however, the information in the video is good and the video is fun to watch despite a little cheesiness.

You can watch the film free by clicking here. You can also order it by clicking here.

No, You May Not Search My Car

Just like you shouldn’t talk to the police, you also shouldn’t let the police search your car. I don’t care if you are a Puritan’s Puritan, and the cop is the nicest man in the world: if the police ask for permission to search your car, your answer should be a polite “no.” Robert Guest has the details of how to properly handle the police when they want to search your car. Check it out. I left a comment on his post that you may want to check out as well.


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Jeremy J. Richey, Attorney at Law