Axmed Xaji
Your non-biological father
1. Talking to the Police in general
-- Only provide information if you are 100% sure it doesn’t incriminate you
-- If information WOULD incriminate you, REFUSE to answer. This is different from lying to them, which is an offense. In this case, you’re not admitting guilt or lying to the police.
2. Carding/street checks
-- If you didn’t commit a crime and the police ask for ID, tell them you don’t want to provide it because you are not suspected of having committed a crime. If they claim that you did something, provide it. Tell them that you will file a freedom of information request to find out what they documented about you, and request corrections.
When you have time, go to your local police station and file a freedom of information request and ask for information they have on you. They MUST provide it. If you don’t like what they wrote about you, ask for it to be changed. Note, this cannot be done to erase a criminal record, just a police statement about you (i.e. If they said you were hanging out with gangsters, you can have that edited)
3. Pulled over
-- You must provide your license/registration regardless of the reason for the stop
-- If you are pulled over for something relatively minor (i.e. expired registration sticker), cooperate with the police and answer their questions. They might give you a break for cooperating but if they give you a ticket, your statements WILL be used against you.
-- If you are pulled over for something serious that has major implications for your license and ability to drive (i.e. street racing), ZIP YOUR MOUTH. When they give you a ticket, they cannot use your statements to corroborate the allegation since you didn’t say anything.
4. Arrested
-- If you get arrested, do not resist arrest and just go along. DO NOT make statements of any kind to police. Don’t even deny a crime and certainly don’t apologize. Ask for a lawyer. In your head, remember details about the crime you are arrested for that will work in your favor. For example if you are charged with assaulting someone, a previous hostile text from that person can be used to corroborate your version of facts.
-- Only provide information if you are 100% sure it doesn’t incriminate you
-- If information WOULD incriminate you, REFUSE to answer. This is different from lying to them, which is an offense. In this case, you’re not admitting guilt or lying to the police.
2. Carding/street checks
-- If you didn’t commit a crime and the police ask for ID, tell them you don’t want to provide it because you are not suspected of having committed a crime. If they claim that you did something, provide it. Tell them that you will file a freedom of information request to find out what they documented about you, and request corrections.
When you have time, go to your local police station and file a freedom of information request and ask for information they have on you. They MUST provide it. If you don’t like what they wrote about you, ask for it to be changed. Note, this cannot be done to erase a criminal record, just a police statement about you (i.e. If they said you were hanging out with gangsters, you can have that edited)
3. Pulled over
-- You must provide your license/registration regardless of the reason for the stop
-- If you are pulled over for something relatively minor (i.e. expired registration sticker), cooperate with the police and answer their questions. They might give you a break for cooperating but if they give you a ticket, your statements WILL be used against you.
-- If you are pulled over for something serious that has major implications for your license and ability to drive (i.e. street racing), ZIP YOUR MOUTH. When they give you a ticket, they cannot use your statements to corroborate the allegation since you didn’t say anything.
4. Arrested
-- If you get arrested, do not resist arrest and just go along. DO NOT make statements of any kind to police. Don’t even deny a crime and certainly don’t apologize. Ask for a lawyer. In your head, remember details about the crime you are arrested for that will work in your favor. For example if you are charged with assaulting someone, a previous hostile text from that person can be used to corroborate your version of facts.
