• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    Phones should be turned off or left at home anyways when protesting. Here are my 10 commandments for engaging in protests:

    1: never bring your wallet/ID. If you need to buy things, bring cash

    2: either shut off your phone or leave it with your wallet. Recording police violence can be useful, in that case get the aclu app, a burner phone with the app, or an action camera

    3: never speak to police under any circumstance

    4: you can beat the charge but you can’t beat the ride

    5: bring water, it’s more useful than for just drinking

    6: bring hats, sunglasses, etc to avoid being identified by the state if it gets violent

    7: wear good running shoes

    8: know your rights, both federal and local, and when to use them

    9: take out any contact lenses in case police use tear gas

    10: stay aware of your surroundings; listen to picket line enforcers/community organizers

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      These are all fine in the US, but in other countries not carrying proof of identity can get you into some trouble, as can refusing to talk to the police. Know your local laws.

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        It is what people say about Germany but my teacher says that she didn’t have an id card for 10 years and only got one because of tour to a place organised by her university required to show id card to be put in their touring list. As far as her experience goes, no authority ever put her in trouble for not carrying an ID.

        The same way that the police never put me in trouble for mu id card not having my address.

        About not talking to the police, it is actually a right you have in Germany despite popular gossip saying otherwise.

        The problem of not talking to the police is that the police can create reasons to put you in troubles for not doing so, as the police have the privilege of authority, power and legal/public trust.

        But when questioned by the police, if it is worth, you have the right to have e lawer to answer it for you or to guide you on your answer according to laws.

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          Again, depends on the country and the laws. Growing up in Turkey, the first question my parents would ask me when I was heading out would be: “Do you have your ID on you?”

          Getting caught without ID meant the police had any excuse they needed to bring you in and do whatever they wanted with you. While under normal conditions that isn’t a problem, you never know when things are about to go awry and lead you into an altercation from which you can’t return.

          E.g. a misunderstanding between you and a cop in a dark alley, matching the description of a perp they’re looking for while looking suspicious, saying something you shouldn’t while in a place you shouldn’t be, etc.

          Keep your ID on you, avoid loud/aggressive crowds, and don’t talk to cops if you don’t have to. Wise advice for those living in tumultuous regions of the world.

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          If you’re protesting, just expect to be arrested. Police already have reasons to want to arrest you, so talking to police only really gives them material to prosecute you when you are taken into custody. Talking to them may reduce their temptation to arrest you, but it certainly increases the chances they can charge you.

          Don’t talk to the police, full stop. Doesn’t matter if you’re completely innocent, DONT TALK TO THEM. This is good advice generally but essential if you are protesting.

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        Fair enough, good points. That’s why it all about knowing your laws! Either way though, getting a charge for “obstruction of justice” is better than incriminating yourself.

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      never bring your … ID

      IRC illegal in France and plenty of other EU countries. That alone will cause you issues, even if they can’t pin anything else on you.

      never speak to police under any circumstance

      Miranda rights aren’t universal. For example, in the UK authorities may draw adverse inferences based on silence.

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      Protests in modern times should change. Protests should turn city blocks into crazy multiday parties that are able to evade police and attract more and more people the longer it goes on.

      Bring hot tubs and beer. Have bands playing good music. Offer free massages to people who can’t protest but are walking home from work and are kind of on the fence until you get your greasy protest hands on them and give em a beer and a little pat pat

      If you stop a modern man, hand them a beer with back massage, that man will likely die for you. Good luck to any cops trying to shut you down when you got the 11th floor of the wall street stick market coming to your rally

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        Are you planning on protesting anytime soon? When and where. Youve sold it to me.

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        You can always be found not guilty in court, but if the police want to take you in, it’s better to just go willingly

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        Even if you’re innocent or the charge is BS, you still have to go through the process of being arrested, transported, booked, held in jail and posting bail.

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        Even if you are in the right and court will release you…that could be in 3 or 4 days time after you have spent time under arrest and had the “ride” to holding cell.

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      either shut off your phone or leave it with your wallet

      I think that the issue here is that it only takes one person carrying a vulnerable phone with a microphone to allow monitoring a given group. Your phone may be off, but…

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      You should definitely have a phone. Anyone who can afford one of those cheap phones where you just pay for minutes should have one. Get one that can take pictures/videos (I think most of them do nowadays?).

      If you see police doing something illegal, the more cameras around the better. The ability to immediately upload that evidence to someone else or a safe cloud service is also important so they can’t delete it and you can’t lose it by the taking the device.