WHY SAYING NO MAKES YOU LOOK SMART NOT GUILTY
by Kevin Mellor, Sharon Fox and Nicolas Brown of Nychuk & Co
In most situations, you have no obligation to talk to the police. You don’t need to stop and talk to them when you are out on the street, at your home, in a shop, when you are at work or at school.
If the police approach you, you can walk away unless you are being detained or it is lawful stop (this pretty much just applies to all traffic check stops). If you’re not sure, just ask, “Am I being detained? Or Am I free to go?” If you are being detained, you still do not have to say anything or let the police search you or your belongings. Being detained does not mean you are arrested it just means you are not free to leave, it can turn into an arrest, but not always.
You have no obligation to tell the police where you are going, what you are doing or who you have been with, and it is always better to say nothing. Be polite, but DO NOT answer their questions just to be polite.
- If they ask where you are going, ask “am I free to go?”
- If they ask what you are doing, ask “am I free to go?”
- If they ask if you’ve been drinking (and you’re not driving) say, “am I free to go?”
- If they ask how your night is going say, “am I free to go?”
If the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it without your permission.
If the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it without your permission.
If the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it without your permission.
If the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it without your permission.
If the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it without your permission.
Things to say to a cop:
-No you can’t search my vehicle
-No you cannot come into my home
-I want to talk to my lawyer
-You’ll have to ask my lawyer
-Am I free to go?
-I am not here voluntarily
-I am not talking to you voluntarily
*If you forget everything else then just STFU – Shut the F Up, please.
What to say when the police ask for your permission:
Say no if you are high, so no if you are eating pie
Say no on a plane say no in the rain
Say no in October say no if you are sober
Say no if you are drunk say no if you are a monk
Say no if you are rich say no if you are in the ditch
Say no if you committed crime say no if you are just working overtime
Say no in Regina say no if you’ve stolen china
Say no in Saskatoon say no to a whole platoon
Say no Moosomin say no if they zoom in
Say no in Estevan say no in your caravan
Say no in Broadview say no in a church pew
Say no if you stole the Batoche Bell say no if you live in Fort Qu’appelle
Say no if you are a mess say no if you are a success