Things You Need to Know If Arrested By The Police
We depend on the police to keep us safe and protect us from harm regardless of race, gender, or national origin.
The time may come when you are accused of committing a crime, but you need to know that you still have a series of rights guaranteed to you. You need to know what these rights are and how to protect yourself against false accusations.
In this blog we will be looking into what rights you have, ways to protect yourself and what can happen if your rights are violated.

Your Rights and Responsibility

There are many hypothetic scenarios we could play out, but for the purpose of this blog we are going to look into what rights and responsibilities you have when placed under arrest.
You have the right to remain silent. If you wish to exercise this right you must state this out loud. This can be associated with the 5th amendment pertaining to self incriminating evidence when answering questions.
You have the right to refuse a search of yourself and your property.
If you are not being placed under arrest, you have the right to calmly leave. First, you must make sure police are finished with their investigation. Then, you can leave.
If you are placed under arrest, you have the right to an attorney. You do not need to answer any questions until your attorney is present if you are afraid of saying something that might incriminate you.
You are to be treated humanely and should not be held unfairly if they cannot find evidence to incriminate you.
You have all of these rights no matter your immigration or citizenship status. These constitutional rights are guaranteed to you. However, you should act responsibly and failure to do so may cause you more trouble. Your responsibilities are:
Stay calm and polite. Do not obstruct or interfere with their investigation.
Don’t lie of give false information when being questioned, or asked for personal information.
Try your best to prepare yourself, and your family if you believe you will be arrested.
Remember everything about your encounter.
What You Can Do if Your Rights Have Been Violated

First and most important is to write everything down as soon as possible. It is critical to write down the details while they are fresh in your mind. This will allow you to accurately portray all the events that took place, and you will have a consistent story.
Once you have a written document you should try reaching out to the police chief. He is the person that directly oversees day to day operation among all officers. If he or she is unresponsive, or do not meet your level of satisfaction, then you can try contacting the mayor. He is the governing body that is on control over all things that happen within a municipality.
Finally, there are different agencies in place to handle civil rights violation. Your best bet is to write to your local state civil rights commission and file a written complaint. If you feel like they are not listening or have ignored your complaint you can write to specialty groups like the American Civil Liberties Union. In a last ditch effort you can even contact local media personalities to get your story heard.

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