THE VIDEO SHELF · rights in police encounters
BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters
A 45-minute Flex Your Rights documentary on how to deal with police in three situations: traffic stops, encounters at home, and on the street. It presents practical advice on asserting constitutional rights and refusing searches.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a practical guide to knowing your rights during police encounters, alongside the well-known advice to not talk to the cops.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Flex Your Rights
- Topic
- rights in police encounters
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2010–2014
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Excellent 45 minute ACLU documentary on how to interact with police in three situations: traffic stop, in your house, and on foot. BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters [VIDEO] tldr: -say as little as possible. -be courteous and don't argue or complain. -memorize …
edj on Hacker News · 2010-05
In Don't Talk to the CopsNo disagreement here. Sometimes you're forced into dangerous situations and must make the best of it. Some excellent advice from the previous director of the ACLU: BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters [VIDEO]
coldpie on Hacker News · 2013-05
In Bakersfield cops and CHP beat man to death while he begs for his life
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