{"article":{"id":1403,"heading":"Legal Activists Advise What To Say To The Police","author":"IMC Print \/ Midnight Special Law Collective","created":"2000-08-16 20:19:07","modified":"2005-08-15 00:23:04","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:23:04","article":"

Prepared by the Midnight Special Law Collective

323-939-3039

\tGenerally speaking, engaging in dialogue with law enforcement personnel is appropriate only if you are reporting a crime. If you find yourself in a situation which could conceivably lead to your arrest, you should choose your words carefully.


There are three levels of police-initiated encounters and the second two, which are more serious, require a certain level of proof before the police can engage them.

ENCOUNTER\t\tLEVEL OF PROOF

(1)\tconversation\t\tnone

(2)\tdetention\t\treasonable suspicion

(3)\tarrest\t\t\tprobable cause

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