Why Do Police Officers Maintain Their Rights?

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Someone is stopped by a police officer and he is asking the driver a great deal of questions, then all of a sudden he is in the car and the driver winds up in cuffs. How could this happen? He was not familiar with his constitutional rights or how to implement them. Citizen’s protected rights are trampled on since, they are deceived into giving up their rights, they do not know how the criminal justice system operates, and they do not know how to execute their rights. Citizens permit law enforcement to trick them into renouncing their rights by using unassuming little strategies. A police officer pulls over a vehicle for a violation and when s/he marches up to the car, they ask, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Stop right there; this officer …show more content…

What to do now? Generally it is better to just comply with the officer’s request but the suspect may be hiding something or just protective of their rights, either way one can protect themselves. No one has to speak to an officer about any crime or consent to a search, but in some jurisdictions you are required to provide ID upon request. “As of 2012, 24 states had stop-and-identify laws.” (Knowmyrights). Stop-and-identify laws say that when stopped if the citizen has ID on them and the officer requests to verify it the citizen must comply and provide or they will be arrested. This is used for a variety of reasons: to check your age for age restricted laws, or for suspicion. If this happens just hand over your ID but refuse questioning just ask “am I free to go”, now the officer must let the person go or detain them. All one has to do is, “Excuse me officer. Are you detaining me, or am I free to go?" If the officer says they free to go, leave immediately and do not answer any more questions.” (Flexmyrights). The officer will then inform the person if they are free or not, if he decides to detain the person they should request a lawyer, and let him do the talking. In general, it is always better to consult a lawyer and let them fight for the Constitutional Rights guaranteed for United States’

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