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Tips!

Here are some tips for when you have been detained by the police:

  • Avoid arguing with law enforcement and always remember that whatever you say or do will be used against you in the court of law.
  • Although you believe that the rest is arbitrary, never resist arrest or attempt to flee law enforcement.
  • Never give consent to a search of your property or yourself.
  • Ask if you are free to leave. If you are, then do so. Additionally, you are not lawfully required to prove any identification. If no, ask as to why you are being detained.
  •  Ask a police officer for a badge number and DO NOT trust everything they say as they are legally allowed to lie to suspects.

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