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MarineCombatEngineer

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4. Never, ever talk to the cops w/o a lawyer present, exert your 5th Amendment right by saying "I don't answer questions",

Reply to Pluvious (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:12 PM

3 hrs ago

and always, always exert your 1st and 4th Amendment rights.
And, I can't stress this enough, always film the cops, if you don't, sure as hell, they'll violate your Constitutional rights and it ends up your word against theirs and we all know who the courts are going to believe.

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Join and donate to the ACLU. multigraincracker 3 hrs ago #1

I'll second that! mountain grammy 3 hrs ago #2

Already do. MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #3

Is it safe? nikatnyte 2 hrs ago #8

They could probably find you from being on DU mucifer 1 hr ago #11

Also, the list of ACLU members is LONG. snot 1 hr ago #12

Never, ever talk to the cops w/o a lawyer present, exert your 5th Amendment right by saying "I don't answer questions", MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #4

That is one gutsy fellow, and smart, too! Wild blueberry 2 hrs ago #5

Well, it would help if we could understand what was being said Conjuay 2 hrs ago #6

Don Winslow is great, but his videos are edited like he's coked up. Qutzupalotl 2 hrs ago #7

Yes! We're a nation of laws!! Sogo 1 hr ago #9

Thank you for posting. That is so refreshing! 1WorldHope 1 hr ago #10

Did Winslow edit out the part where the student Ilsa 54 min ago #13