This Blog Post is a PSA (i.e. a "Public Service Announcement" that's designed to provide the folks with important information) but it also both marks the rollout of this latest batch of #HaberPA's VideoFAQs and highlights # 397) "What should I do if I get Arrested?" and finally it's a shameless plug for #MichaelHaberLaw (#HaberPA's YouTube channel). Disclosures complete let's get to it:
- The PSA: #HaberPA's VideoFAQ # 397 offers some common sense and Pro-Tips for you in the event that you get arrested and goes like this:
"Thanks for asking “What should I do if I get Arrested?”
Before I rattle off a list of things that you can and should do in the event of an arrest I need to lay out a few “universal arrest truths” (5 to be exact):
1) When it comes to police-citizen encounters the most important things to know are that cops are trained to assume immediate control over the situation, to expect the unexpected and to preserve their own safety first, foremost and forever. 2) No matter how right or wrong anyone may be, you, the citizen are not in control. 3) Your words and actions may be “legal”, but in any given situation any given cop can interpret them as being confrontational. 4) If a cop has it in mind to arrest you then be it right, wrong or indifferent, you’re getting arrested. 5) There’s a time, a place and a person to challenge your arresting officer's actions and decisions, that time is most definitely NOT in the moment (it’s later), the place is not at the scene (it’s in a courtroom) and the person is not you (as anything that you think that you can say your criminal defense lawyer can say better, smarter and safer). With those 5 “universal arrest truths” established here’s 6 generic Pro-Tips that’ll serve you well:
1) Painful as it may be, practice “The Golden Rule”. Why? Because when you "Do unto others" you’ll significantly reduce the odds of things going south. 2) Noting that this dovetails with my first Pro-Tip, “mind your actions”. What may be inoffensive to you - simple things like getting out of your car or reaching for your vehicle registration without be asked to do so - can easily be interpreted as offensive or dangerous by a Cop. 3) If Officer Unfriendly wants to arrest you then just let it happen. It may not be right, lawful or fair, but in that moment - at that time in that place - it IS what it is... unless you yourself choose to fuel the fire and make it more. 4) Never - ever - lecture a cop about your constitutional rights. You’re far better served by simply invoke them. If you politely #UPx2 ("Shut-Up and "Lawyer-Up" / invoke The 5th and The 6th) then you’re far less likely to - advertently or not - trigger a Cop. 5) Follow police instructions to the letter and DO NOT resist or flee. Should a cop direct you to do X then just do X. 6) Finally, make sure to commit a few phone numbers to memory. Why? A cop may or may not let you use your cell phone in the moment, you definitely won’t have access to your cell phone in the jail and if you get booked then you’re gonna need to know how to get a hold of someone who can deal with bond."
- The roll-out: Over the course of Memorial Day weekend we published #HaberPA VideoFAQs # 376 - 401, 5 of which deal with The Fourth Amendment per se, another 5 of which deal directly with the subject of warrants, 4 of which deal with searches and Motions to Suppress, 3 of which deal with Miranda Rights, 1 on "Spoliation of Evidence", 1 on "Chain of Custody" and 6 that deal with Arrests (more specifically 2 of which are generic, 2 concerning "Contempt of Cop" and 2 on "Gratuitous Charges").
Again, today we are highlighting # 397) "What should I do if I get Arrested? ", which you can watch at the following URL: https://youtu.be/9Y8JmjbiPNU
- The shameless plug: #HaberPA's VideoFAQ catalogue is now up to 401 Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, DUI, BUI, Domestic Violence, Evidence, Crime Victim Rights and Seal & Expunge "Webisodes" and we are currently scripting 24 new ones concerning such topics as: The 6th Amendment, Public Defenders vs. Private Criminal Defense Counsel, lawyer ethics (insert snarky oxymoron joke here...) and client's rights as are imposed upon all lawyers in The Sunshine State via the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and updated firearm / gun laws in Florida's new Constitutional Carry era.
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Each #HaberPA VideoFAQ focuses on a specific question, most are 1 - 2 minutes long, but several in this latest batch are closer to the 3 minute mark (another relevant aside alert: "Necessity" is what we call an "affirmative defense", or a defense which negates the "intent" or Mens Rea" element of an otherwise criminal act as the actor's illegal conduct only occurred under threat, usually threat of harm), and while we may not always be successful in our endeavor we do consistently strive to make each VideoFAQ short, pointed, creative, entertaining and, most importantly, informative.
While I admittedly conjure a healthy percentage of the "questions" that form our VideoFAQs a substantial portion of them are in fact inspired by real world questions from others (e.g. clients, potential clients, random folks on social media / the internet, friends, family, colleagues, etcetera). Should you have a legal questions that you'd like #HaberPA to address then you're welcome - encouraged even - to SUBMIT it / them to me, be it by email (Sharky910@aol.com), calling or texting my cell phone (305-798-2220), messaging me on X /Twitter (@Sharky910), MeWe (also @Sharky910), on YouTube (via MichaelHaberLaw) or by PM'ing me right here on FB and, assuming that your proposed topic is both appropriate and fits within our wheelhouse then we'll be happy to provide you with a custom tailored video answer to your relevant question.
With all that said I hope that you enjoy # 397, that if you've not yet done so then that you become a #MichaelHaberLaw subscriber and in any event that you know that no attorney-client relationship with either #HaberPA or Michael A. Haber, Esq. exists as a result of watching any of our VideoFAQs. Any and all information which is both contained in and may be construed from our VideoFAQ is meant to be generic in nature, should only be considered as academic and is not intended to be construed as legal advise to any specific individual for any specific case. Should you wish to seek actual legal advise then please feel free to contact #HaberPA directly.
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