Houston, I got you bro. Here's a summary of what most of their conversation touched on.
What to do when police are at your door
Well first, Gunnar Rosenquist had began to explain that
you have the right not to open your door for the police. If the police wanted to get in your house they either
A) Would have a warrant to search you anyways.
B) They'd do it already.
C) You obviously are doing something crime related (destroying evidence, beating someone).
In plain view Rosenquist explains that you do not have to open the door if the police are knocking on it. They should be able to see through plain view what's going on in the house.
When they come to your door (Party Edition)
So Rosenquist states again that you do not have to open your door for the police again. Having a lot of people in your room isn't. But at a party, its illegal to have very loud music as you are disturbing the peace.
This still does not give them the right to come inside your room to check anything. Turn the loud music down and talk to them through the door.
Example Scenario:
You're having a party and you hear the knocking on your door. And its obvious its the police at this point.
DON'T OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR AND TURN THE MUSIC DOWN. Instead talk to them through the door like this.
You: "Who are you are you and what do you want?"
Officer: "Police officer [blah blah], we've received complaints about the music."
You: "Ok, the music is turned down, anything else?"
Optional: If you have two laptops with Skype or any vid chat connected to it, place one outside at the end of the hall and keep the other one in your room/wherever. There you have some surveilance of your own and you can see when they are coming down. I've seen this happen at some dorm parties on campus and its a very helpful way to monitor whats going on outside of the room.
When you or/friend leaves the party:
At this point, some people in the party are probably spooked out due to the police coming in. At this point a police officer might stop you to ask you questions about the party. Always ask if you are being detained. If you are not, then just say "thank you" and walk away.
Basically, If you throw a party, try to tell your party goers this so then they know they are okay throughout the situation. Hell post it on a wall near the exit. This would also be a good time to invest in a secondary exit and make sure your guests aren't rushing out
Scenario:
Officer: *Stops you from wherever you were going* "Hey can I talk to you for a minute? Whats your name whats going on in there?"
You: "Am I being detained?" or "Am I free to leave?"
Officer: "No you are not being detained, have a good evening" "Yes you are free to leave"
You: *Get the hell out of the scene*
After he says yes, roll out. Do not stay in the scene any longer. Its best for you to leave and don't come back.
If you are getting arrested:
In this case, don't say anything. Just say "lawyer" and shut the fuck up. They can use whatever you say against you. No scenarios on this case. It's plain and simple.
If they are trying to search/bust you:
If they want to check your bookbag, purse whatever they will ask you for consent. At that point, say no. But now Rosenquist and MW start to discuss on if their searching is starting to get really extreme. (i.e them sniffing your coffee cup in your car for alcohol o r destroying stuff.)
Say "
I don't consent to any search" repeatedly, loudly and clearly. This will either shut them down and make them stop.
Eye contact:
Keep the eyes on the police officers, give them straight eye contact. For example: MW has been surrounded by 3 cops who wore sunglasses, but still continued to give them eye contact. Don't let those shades intimidate you. Look at them as if you'd look at someone else.
Being pulled over for DUIs and what to say/not say:
When being pulled over for DUIs be calm about it. Roll the window down and keep your hands in view where he can see them. This disarms him from thinking that you're going to shoot him, drive off, etc.
Don't: Say anything thats going to fuck you up. When they ask you questions such as "Do you know how fast you were going?", its obvious a shit-test.
Do: Say "I am not answering any questions. I would like to have a blood test. Lets go to the station or the hospital and lets take a blood test".
When they ask you to take a sobriety test or the breathalyzer, do NOT take it. Those tests were designed for you to fail and when's the last time you ever heard someone actually passing that test? These tests are highly inaccurate. And when you think about the blood test, it gives you time to sober up depending on how drunk you are because they are taking you somewhere.
Scenario:
Officer: *Pulls you over* Sir, we're investigating you because we think you are Driving Under the Influence (or whatever cops say)
You: *keeping your mouth shut*
Officer: *Asks/Tells you to do a sobriety/breathalyzer test"
You: ""I won't take a breathalyzer test or your field sobriety tests, I'll take a blood alcohol test that's my right."
Handling DMV and the license suspension
Get that notice sent in before the 10 days is up and work to get it handled. Plain in simple. Do not procrastinate on this!
Phones:
Once again, security of your phone is crucial. If you don't have one already, try to get a smart phone. Start putting a passcode or a password in order to protect your privacy from their eyes. Be prepared to lose your phone because it might happen.
How to put the heat back to them:
Say:"May I have your badge number?"
Or MW's line "Oh great, I can't wait to see you in court"
Ask them this always even if your passenger is the one that started the crime. So then that keeps them on their toes on whatever they do.
Gunnar also has a good law site for himself:
http://www.gunnarlaw.com
He can basically tell/help you if your lawyer is going to help fight for you or if hes a shit head. Or if you're in cali, he could support you in some situations. He seems like a chill dude as well.
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Does he know you recorded him MW? Don't wanna get sued by a lawyer now :V
But after reading and summarizing all of that, I will say you did a good job. I might have to keep this summary somewhere stashed so I can handle myself when the boys and blue come for me.