For those who are unfamiliar with Matthew Cooke, his list of credits include director, writer, cinematographer, editor, and art director. While his latest short production, ?How To Survive A Crazy Cop?, is steadily making its way around social media, he is perhaps best known for directing the award winning documentary ?How To Make Money Selling Drugs.?
In ?How To Survive A Crazy Cop,? Cooke speaks about some of the police watchdog groups, such as The ACLU, Cop Block, and Cop Watch, and ?their tips that just may save your life, or at least keep you from being misled into false charges.
Here are 10 tips featured in the video. I’m sure most of us can relate to at least?some of these.
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Always be polite.
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Never engage with a confrontational officer.
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Ask if you’re being detained.
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If you’re not being detained, LEAVE.
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If you are being detained, provide identification?Very Slowly.
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Be quiet, as police are legally allowed to lie to you.
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Never answer questions.
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Do not physically resist a search. Even if it is an illegal one. You can be charged with assault for just touching a cop.
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Verbally assert your Fourth Amendment rights and say, ?I do not consent to searches without a warrant.?
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If you find yourself arrested, no matter how intimidating they get, be silent and ask for an attorney.
While these are just 10 tips, or pieces of advice, the video also shows examples of some of these practices, and the results of not heeding them.
We all know that there are good police officers out there that take the job of protecting citizens seriously. Unfortunately there is also plenty of video evidence that shows there are many who do not deserve the honor of wearing the badge. Do not roll the dice on which one you may come into contact with.
