You & the Police!Boston T. Party
You & the Police!
by Boston T. Party · first published 2005
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This is sometimes true, but the way you phrase things, your body language, etc. can make a difference. There's a great book called You and the Police by Boston T. Party that goes into depth on that.
on “New York inmate's golf drawings lead to exoneration in murder” ↗Everybody in the U.S. should read "You & the Police" by Boston T. Party. If you disagree with the author's Libertarian bent then look up one of the "know your rights" things from the ACLU, tho the breadth of scenarios covered there is much lower. For example the ACLU doesn't typically teach you how to avoid having your gun rights trampled by the police using questionable laws that vary from stat
on “Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit (2017)” ↗…Suppose, for example, that you discovered a locked storage box with 'property of Big Bank' on the outside. You're supposed to report found items to the police; instead you take it home. Someone sees you and the police turn up; it emerges the box contains a lot of money, and you are charged with theft. You argue at trial that no mens rea existed because you didn't know about the money; true, but the possibility that…
on “Wikileaks Releases New 'Insurance' Files” ↗