Tag Archives: flex your rights

Russell J Matson Is it a crime to decorate your car like a vehicle from one of your favorite movies? This case is definitely  “more than meets the eye.” Or maybe less. My client accused of impersonating a police officer for decaling his Maserati to look like Barricade from Transformers. On …

“Can I ask you a question sir? Did you swear an oath to uphold the Constitution?” With multiple cameras and microphones, and a knack for flexing rights, these guys know how to perform when going through an unconstitutional DUI checkpoint. Sobriety checkpoints — also known as DUI checkpoints — are …

The cops didn’t read me my rights… So obviously my case will get dismissed. Think again. Brandan Davies Esq. This question comes in my office at least once a week. A person accused of a crime will come in on an initial consult with a smile on their face. They …

A man in Quakertown, PA, was exercising his rights when an officer pulled up to ‘protect and serve’ him. The officer, knowing that he could not legally detain the man, tried to engage him through questions about his age. In Pennsylvania you must be 18 years or older to open …

LewRockwell.com By Marc J. Victor   Being pulled over by a police officer can be a stressful experience.  Although life is full of such experiences, unlike many other stressful experiences, a traffic stop has the potential to end in a loss of money, liberty or even life.  No two traffic stops …

Many INNOCENT individuals have been imprisoned, or otherwise harmed, merely because they chose to answer questions asked by some Law Enforcement Officer or government official, agent, representative, tribunal, or employee.  It Is Very Important To Understand That The 5th Amendment Protects The Innocent More Than The Guilty. Knowing how to …

“I’ve got the video, it will go on Cop Block tomorrow, or the Free Thought Project!” The Free Thought Project Matt Agorist August 10, 2014     (Henrico County, VA) —  Jennifer Smith was conducting a little police accountability Friday night by filming an Henrico County police officer who’d parked …

Troll around YouTube (or read the news, even casually) and you will readily come across examples of cops who don’t know the law – and enforce their own conception of it with impunity. By Eric Peters Eric Peters Autos August 9, 2014   Two examples come to mind, one automotive – …

Knowing how to properly handle yourself while filming the police can make the difference between a successful record of police accountability or jail time.  CopBlock.org August 6, 2014 Why Film The Police? Documenting the actions of police employees can help protect you and others because it creates an objective record. …

The Free Thought Project Matt Agorist August 4, 2014   In recent years the Department of Homeland security has setup constitutionally questionable “security checkpoints” up to 100 miles inside U.S. Territory. If you should drive into one of these roadblocks, you are not required to answer the agent’s questions (usually starting with …