You have the right to remain innocent
by James J. Duane · first published 2016
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Why HN recommends it
Practical, plainly argued advice on how to handle police encounters and why saying little is safer, from a defense lawyer; short enough to read in one sitting and useful for anyone who wants to know their rights.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
"Using actual case histories of innocent men and women exonerated after decades in prison because of information they voluntarily gave to police, Professor Duane demonstrates the critical importance of a constitutional right not well or widely understood by the average American. Reflecting the most recent attitudes of the Supreme Court, Professor Duane argues that it is now even easier for police to use your own words against you. This lively and informative guide explains what everyone needs to know to protect themselves and those they love." -- Back cover
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Here's quite a few, but they might be of interest to others. 1. You Have the Right to Remain Innocent: great advice that I had never seen anywhere else (except his video that started the whole thing). 2. The Vital Question: good overview of origin of life research. 3. Fragment: hard science fiction…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2017?” ↗James Duane recently updated his advice, incorrectly restated in the article and in many places in this thread, in a book entitled You Have the Right to Remain Innocent. There is a long and short of it, but I'd rather see you buy the book, so I'll just mention a few things. First, "I'd like to see a lawyer," is not nearly succinct nor strong enough, as per recent case…
on “What to do if you’re stopped by the police” ↗It can in fact. You should read "You Have the Right to Remain Innocent" by James Duane - the guy who went viral on youtube for explaining why you should never talk to the police and later tried very hard to delete all uploads of this video. Because in the real world that…
on “Nevada court shuts down police use of federal loophole for civil forfeiture” ↗…other things preventing slave rebellions and retaining 'human capital'.". It's not easy for that 15% of the people, keeping the other 85% of the population from walking away or rebelling. Oh, the book "You Have the Right to Remain Innocent" by James Duane is very short, less than 100 pages, and is worth the read. It rounds to "do not talk to the police", and 'viewing the police as adversarial agents is the only correct view, both in their…
on “Police-Induced Confessions, 2.0: Risk Factors and Recommendations” ↗James Duane, the lawyer from the famous video about never talking to the police, wrote a book called You Have the Right to Remain Innocent. It’s a great read if you want to feel very sad.
on “Never talk to the police” ↗…further questions." Here's an entertaining lecture on the topic, for anyone not convinced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE&t=11s And he wrote a very short (single-sitting) book titled: "You Have The Right To Remain Innocent": https://www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Innocent-ebook/... Do. Not. Talk. To. Police. They are not your friend. If you're reading this and about to hit the "reply" button explaining why I am…
on “It’s time for police to stop lying to suspects” ↗I'm reading this book "You have the right to remain innocent" [1] And it brings up amazing cases where the system is definitely not limiting it's powers and it's leading to false convictions. Here's a youtube of more or less the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FENubmZGj8…
on “Surveilance bill rushed through Australian parliament in 24 hours” ↗…should not have submitted to the search. The legal system is adversarial and you must protect yourself from the very first moment you are in any way involved with it. To quote James Duane from his book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent: "Nobody of sound mind can dispute that there is something fundamentally wrong, and intrinsically corrupt, about a legal system that encourages police officers and prosecutors to do everything in their…
on “How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations” ↗…people estimate the average person unknowingly breaks roughly 3 federal criminal laws per day[1], giving the federal government the legal ability to arbitrarily arrest anyone they want. [0] James Duane, You have the right to remain innocent, 2016 [1] Harvey Silverglate, Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent, 2011.
on “Victory: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins $835,000 settlement” ↗Also, his name is James Duane, and the book's title is "You Have the Right to Remain Innocent", in case anyone is interested.
on “A Law Professor Explains Why You Should Never Talk to Police” ↗The speaker in that video wrote a book("You have the right to remain innocent") where he argues that the "right to remain silent" (5th amendment) has been eroded in the USA and gives examples of court cases where the fact that a suspect asserted his right to remain silent was taken…
on “FBI says seized fortune was criminals’ loot—owners say: Where’s the proof?” ↗…US, if you are unsure, you do NOT have "a right to remain silent" at least not in the sense I think of it. You must actively assert BOTH your fifth and sixth amendment rights More is on the book "you have the right to remain innocent" which I must confess I have not completely read but the gist is fifth and sixth amendment. > He argues that because of Salinas v. Texas, the fact that someone has asserted the Fifth Amendment can…
on “Apple now requires a judge's consent to hand over push notification data” ↗The book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent talks about this for a good portion of it. There are nuances to simply shutting up, invoking the right to remain silent (implied by the 5th) and not speaking, invoking the 5th to not answer a question,…
on “Suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police, court rules” ↗