I was once told that if you're ever pulled over by a cop in my home town that the only thing you could do was to comply with everything, including warrantless searches even if innocent. That, if nothing illegal was found as a reason to get pulled over, a light would be busted. On top of that, it was argued that since false charges led to enough jailtime throughout the years that compliance was the only choice. At the time, it was stupidly hard to believe that it was good advice, especially after watching the "Don't Talk to Police" video [1].
About a year later, I saw [2] from the Chicago Tribune from my hometown which pretty much completely confirmed what I was told. I apologized to him after reading that. The conversation seriously, seriously raised doubt towards the "don't talk to the police" advice, since it minimizes a very, very turbulent legal landscape.
About a year later, I saw [2] from the Chicago Tribune from my hometown which pretty much completely confirmed what I was told. I apologized to him after reading that. The conversation seriously, seriously raised doubt towards the "don't talk to the police" advice, since it minimizes a very, very turbulent legal landscape.
[1] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-waukegan-poli... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc