Know your constitutional rights when dealing with Police in Florida
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2014
- First rule: Never speak to the police. Ever. If you are a suspect in a crime, the police are allowed to lie to you. Think twice, Keep your mouth shut and ask for an attorney. Remember, if a police officer is investigating you, he comes over and approaches you for any reason and starts to have a conversation with you, you simply need to ask him, "Are you detaining me, or am i free to leave?" If he is detaining you, then he is going to place you in handcuffs and then at that point you ask for an attorney. You don't start up a conversation, it doesn't matter what you're being charged with. If you're being arrested then youre being arrested, and simply ask for an attorney. You will see a judge within 24 hours and you will have an opportunity at some point to contact an attorney. Now, remember those words.. Are you detaining me or am i free to leave. If he is not detaining you, then leave because you are free to do so. Alright?! So many calls to my office in regard to this issue. If people would just take the time to know the basics of law and what your responsibilities are when dealing with the police. If you are walking down the street and the police officer approaches you, be kind, be friendly, but ask him directly " Are you detaining me or am i free to leave?" If you're free to leave, go, if you're being detained, then ask or request an attorney. Don't ask him about the charges. Dont ask what it is in reference to. Do not start a conversation back up because you may be tricked into saying something that is going to potentially hurt you in a court of law. But please, if you remember anything then remember these words " Are you detaining me or am i free to leave?" and use them!
When you encounter police in the streets of Broward or Palm Beach Counties you always need to ask, "are you detaining me or I am free to go?" Saying this magic phrase allows you to determine whether you are free to leave or not. If you are being detained by police in Florida then you want to remain silent and request an attorney. If you are not being detained, hence free to leave, then you should stay silent and leave. Know your rights when dealing with police. When police stop your vehicle, you must give them your drivers license, registration and insurance but you do not need to answer any questions. You must sign the ticket.
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I said this to an officer in Doral and they called backup and put me on the hood of their car... smh...
Yes, I believe it. However if you had a anything illegal in the car it would have been suppressed. Can't control people but knowing the law helps win the war. You can't win the battle in the streets with police.
when they dragged my out of my truck and put me in handcuffs well I guess I am being detained
If I am every told I am being detained, I think I will add a prefix to "I want an attorney." When you tell the police that, they are supposed to stop talking to you but some may choose to keep taking to you anyway. I would say, " I have the right to remain silent. If I do not remain silent anything I say can and will be used to wrongly incriminate and wrongly incarcerate me, I want an attorney." Then I would keep my mouth zippered no matter what they asked me or threatened me with.
Thanks for sharing
You would think that schools (starting in elementary school) would teach this basic concept. How many less lives would be destroyed?
I will be civil, kindness is not for people that want to take my monies. Even if the officer says I am being detained, how could I know a a fact or a truth when they are allowed to lie.
I been wondering about that myself that cop can lie by law
If law enforcement says you are being detained, you are being detained in the eyes of the law. They can say you are free to go or you are no longer being detained but they cannot undo a detainment that has been done.
Remember the “Golden Rule”.
“When shit hits the fan , STFU!”
Stick to the script
Thanks for that. Now in Florida, if the police says, 'get out of your car', do I have to get out? Thanks again.
But if you ask this it could build up suspicion since your trying to leave
It cannot. That does not work in court. Law enforcement cannot create reasonable suspicion where none existed, despite what they might tell you during a detainment.