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Am I Under Arrest? Am I Free to Go?
Talking to police in modern America

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INFORMATION Talking to Cops, by Lamont Granquist Interacting with Police, by a mother and prison psychologist Guidelines for Saying No to Police Searches What to Do if You Get Stopped by the Police More of What to Do if You Get Stopped by the Police Police Encounters in Airports Avoiding and Defending Against Pot Prosecutions, by Jeff Steinborn ACLU's Pocket Guide to Being Arrested COURT DECISIONS 4th Amendment Supreme Court Decisions US Supreme Court Strikes Down Drug Roadblocks, Nov 28 2000 Consenting to a Automobile Search New York Times Intro to Supreme Court Decisions (complex) EXPERIENCES Phish Tour, Summer '98: Arrest, Jail, and Prosecution Sacramento Interdiction MEDIA ACLU says War On Drugs has increased racial profiling (AP Story) Truck Drivers Billboards Against Police Searches OTHER RESOURCES Know and Exercise your Rights (High Times) Know and Exercise your Rights (NORML) ACLU Bust Card Effective Search and Seizure Search and Seizure (Mining Co) How To Avoid Getting Busted NORML's Border-Bust Page Border Searches: Another Step Over the 4th Amendment Line Information on Cannabis Busts (PotBust.com)

Know your rights Never give the police ANY information without speaking to a lawyer first Do not consent to a search unless the police have a warrant. Be extremely clear. Ask "Am I under Arrest? Am I Free to Go?"

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Last Modified - Wed, Nov 29, 2000

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