Saturday, August 28, 2004

What to do when you're being arrested in New York

from NYC People's Law Collective
The most important things to remember are:
  • You do not need to speak to cops.

  • Be sure that you do not accidentally consent to any part of a search.

  • If you are being questioned, asking for a lawyer will limit what they can use against you.

  • Always use your judgment. Consider factors such as: de-escalation, protection of others and tactics.

  • Remember that rights do not always equal reality.
  • 8 comments:

    Sheryl said...

    I'm glad you are going prepared. :-)

    Anonymous said...

    A recent Supreme Court decision took away the right to withhold one's name from the police. Be wary.

    J.R. Boyd said...

    Boy, you think they would tell you these things. From what I hear NYC is practically under martial law already, with some kind of "emergency police" outfitted with machine guns in prominent places. I hope they don't intend to use them for crowd control.

    I'm a wimp when it comes to confrontations, really.

    Sheryl said...

    I guess you have probably already left, but just remember you do more for your cause alive than dead. Think of what these people rationalized doing in Iraq and be very, very careful.

    Sheryl said...

    PS Just for the record (in case you haven't left), there's nothing wrong with being a wimp when endangering your life would not actually progress your cause all that much.

    I'm not trying to tell you that you shouldn't go, and you may well have alreasy left. But if haven't and are worried about it, there are probably more effective ways for a creative person like yourself to help take out Bush and the republicans.

    Write a song about what shmucks they are.

    Anonymous said...

    Thank you for going to the convention. I wish I could go too.

    Katie

    Anonymous said...

    Good luck, remember:
    You can't vend hot dogs or soft pretzels outside the gardens because it's a security risk, and you can't protest on the lawn of Central Park because they want to protect the grass. But it is ok to dress like the people strolling around with NYC Information & Maps, and to give out disinformation.
    Personally, I think it would be mean to confuse delegates not familiar with the city, but it does make the point that their convention isn't welcome in NYC.

    J.R. Boyd said...

    He could break out his "angry-monkey" dance...