MXGM Self-Defence Manual

YOUR RIGHTS IN THE STREETS
“The Police must obey the law while enforcing the law”
(Earl Warren, Supreme Court Justice from 1954-1969)
People’s experience when dealing with the police may vary.
Whether those experiences are positive or negative, it’s important
that you know you rights. Knowing your rights can help youidentify
illegal conduct by the police, and help you decide when it’s in your
interest to talk to them.
This handbook describes many of your rights when approached by
the police, including when it’s legal for the police to approach, stop,
and arrest you. It gives you tips on how to deal with these situations,
and what to do if you feel like your rights have been violated. It also
answers many commonly asked questions about street encounters
with the police.
Always Remember:
Ø Police can always approach you and ask basic
questions, like your name and address.
Ø If you don’t want to talk to cops, you can always ask
them if you are free to leave.
Ø You always have the right to remain silent, and in
most situations you should exercise that right.
Some of your constitutional rights
The constitution of the United States includes 27 amendments.
Some of theseamendments, were added in order to provide
additional rights to US citizens-rights that were not originally
included in the constitution.Below are the 4 th and
5 th amendment rights, which are more important amendments
that relate to police encounters on the street.
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The Fourth
Amendment:
Police cannot
unreasonably
search or seize
(take) you and/or
your property.
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The Fifth
Amendment:
You always have
the right to remain
silent when dealing
with police!!!
“the right of people to be secure in their
person, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and
seizures, shall not be violated, and in no
warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause, supported by the Oath or
affirmation and particularly describing
the place to be searched, and person or
things to be seized.
“No person shall be held to answer for a
capitol or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of
a grand Jury…nor shall any person…be
compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived
of life, liberty, or property without due
process of the law: nor shall private
property be taken for public use without
just compensation”
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