This video transcript emphasizes that police encounters are professional investigations, not casual conversations, and officers are highly trained to gather evidence against you, even employing deception as a standard tactic. To protect oneself, the source advises against explaining or talking your way out of a situation, as your words are your biggest liability. Instead, it offers a simple script: first, ask, "Officer, am I free to go?" If the answer is no, then firmly state, "I plead the Fifth. I want a lawyer. I do not consent to a search." This strategy empowers individuals to assert their Constitutional rights by remaining silent and requesting legal counsel.
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Excellent run down of the recent (perpetual) attacks on free expression.
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Brent Zupp Nice to see this pushback against religious traditions, practices, and beliefs that are clearly against human rights, free speech, etc.
Quick note: A good measure of an organization is how they talk about and treat non-members of the organization.
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