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 # 396) "If I didn’t do it can I still be charged with a Crime?" 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 # 396 explains how it is that you can get arrested when you did nothing wrong and goes like this:
"Thanks for asking me “If I didn’t do it can I still be charged with a Crime?”
In a perfect world only those folks who actually commit a given crime should be arrested; but the world is far from perfect, and so too are far too many arrests.
I recognize that some cops are“bad”. They can allege anything that they want, make any arrest they want, conjure any story that they want... but I also know - not “believe” but “know” - that it’s a very small percentage of police who engage in this sort of behavior. I also know that when a “bad cop” acts, the vast majority of her or his colleagues will be the first to call them out, and the reason is actually simple: One “bad cop” reflects horribly on all cops, and this creates a whole hell of a lot of problems for the larger group, ranging from simple distrust to outright aggression. By policing themselves cops know that they can have the best possible relations in their communities, not to fail to mention the best odds at making it home safe and sound to their loved ones after a given shift.
As an aside let’s not isolate cops, as it’s a sad fact that there are bad actors in every walk of life. For instance there are plenty of abhorrent athletes (consider Aaron Hernandez and Tonya Harding), there are deranged doctors (consider H.H. Holmes and Josef Mengele), there are lousy lawyers (consider Scott Rothstein and Alex Murdaugh) and there’ve even been a few abominable astronauts (like Lisa Marie Nowak). While I personally believe that all dogs are born innately "good", some simply need to be put down - usually because they were abused by humans, but that's a different discussion for another day.
Getting back on point, yes, far too many “bad arrests” happen. Again, sometimes this is due to nefarious conduct by a “bad cop”, but, more often than not, it’s simply a matter of bad assumptions, bad luck and, as I like to say, the convergence of “The Three Wrongs” - being in the wrong place at the wrong time and coming into contact with the wrong - albeit not necessarily a “bad” cop.
So, can you be arrested even if you didn’t do anything? Yes. But you can also reduce the odds by being mindful of where you go, who you go there with, what you choose to do and, should it come to pass, then how you opt to interact with law enforcement. While you can’t control what John or Jane Q. Cop ultimately chooses to do you do have absolute control over your own words and acts."
- 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 # 396) "If I didn’t do it can I still be charged with a Crime?", which you can watch at the following URL: https://youtu.be/FpRxsxSKz1o
- 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 # 396, 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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