Some background on what an arrest is and how to properly claim your rights.
For those who have seen my recent post on being arrested and are interested in why I acted as I did, here is a quick rundown of what, specifically, was going on from my own studies of law. Not stopping for a police officer When someone turns on their lights and gets behind you, even if it looks like an officer in a police vehicle, you have a right to safety. As you do not know for sure that the one behind you is actually a police officer and not a clever criminal disguised as an officer, you are well withi

Arrested in Hoquiam Washington for the High Crime of Having a Tail light out.
Yes, I don’t bow to arbitrary authority. Yes, sometimes that gets me into so called trouble. Blazing lights in the rearview mirror Tonight, on my way home from dropping my daughters off, someone pulled out behind me and turned on blaring bright lights then got right on my tail. Being a block from home, I ignored the crazy person behind me, turned off of the main road, turned down the alley, and yet they followed me…and turned on a loud siren as well. Falsely imprisoned and illegally searched As I pulled into my driveway and exited my car, a man with a flashlight and a gun ran up and started asking odd question