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.

Excellent run down of the recent (perpetual) attacks on free expression.

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.