crimson_iris

“Notice me, daddy Xi!”

You’re right in that pissing them off for no reason is a bad idea. I believe the most useful advice (IANAL) is to provide them with the things that you’re required to, which should make things easier for you and only refuse to comply if the cop exceeds his authority.

Off the top of my head:

• Give them your name, license, registration, proof of insurance and whatever else your local laws require you to.
• Do not consent to searches.
• Try to control your emotions to the degree that you can. Getting angry and/or verbally confrontational will probably just lead them to escalate the situation.
• Keep your hands in plain view.
• Don’t make sudden moves or reach for anything that might make the officer think you’re about to become a threat. You may have to say things like “my registration is in the glove compartment, is it okay if I get it?” just to not make them nervous and possibly get them to use force.
• Don’t answer leading questions.
• Try not to lie if you can avoid it, because they’re trained in many cases to detect deception and inconsistencies.
• If you feel stressed out by the situation, try to take a few deep breaths to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system.

It’s shitty that we have to be so on guard and take this many precautions during any dealings with law enforcement just to not end up in deep shit, but being alive and free beats being dead or arrested.

The national insecurity police arrested a guy standing on the street with a sign asking for accountability over the fire. Nothing more.

That’s how good of an actor he is. Humans, no problem. Aliens, can do. Starships? Hold my raktajino.

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Not to be that guy, but aquifers.

“I have been advised by counsel to exercise my fifth amendment rights during all encounters with law enforcement if my attorney is not present”

Have you tried saying that while nervous because you’re being confronted by law enforcement? People tend to become monosyllabic under stress.

The privacy invasion has been the whole point from the start. PrOtEcTinG thE ChiLdRen is just the pretext.

Oh bullshit. There are plenty of good reasons to be against “AI”. Look at any of the multi-paragraph, well-reasoned arguments right in this thread.

Kree, chef.

Just because other sectors/industries use more doesn’t mean what AI data centers use isn’t a horrible waste of a limited resource we need to survive.

I understand it’s very difficult when you’re just trying to get by. I truly get that. But if the average citizen doesn’t risk the things they hold dear in order to do the right thing, no one is going to do it for you. There’s a point where they’ve consolidated too much power for you to realistically do anything about it. You’re not there yet, though it’s headed in that direction fast. There’s still a window of opportunity.

I would look, for example, to the Ukrainian Euromaidan as inspiration. They risked everything, and many lost their lives. But they succeeded. It can be done. If you give up before the fight has started, what’s even the point of being alive?

I’m OOTL, what has Proton done in the past? Friends of mine routinely recommend Proton, so I’d be interested in hearing about their negative history.

I would respectfully disagree with the assertion that most people operate in survival mode. I understand Africa is different from Europe. Here, we’ve had things relatively stable because of our good relations with most of our neighbors (with the exception of russia). If you can trust most of the people next to you, you can prepare for the worst with the rest, but still live life in peace and tranquility for the most part.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs shows that if you have the basics - such as physiological and safety needs - taken care of, it frees you to pursue higher goals. We’ve prepared for another war with russia for some 80 years, but we’re still a safe, developed nation where most people don’t really need to worry about their physiological and safety needs too much, which leaves them free to pursue things like belonging, esteem and self-actualization.

That’s my understanding of the situation anyway. I’m not saying I’m 100% right, but that’s how I see it so far.

If being able to rely on the US depends entirely on the next president for the next 4 to 8 years, that means we can’t rely on them at all. I say that as someone in a country that needs its NATO membership.

Sorry for the loss of your friend.

Most legal systems will require you to prove that the other person had ability, opportunity and intent to cause you actual physical harm, and that you used minimal, necessary and proportional force. Someone recording you in public doesn’t get you anywhere near that.

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Fascists must have more Lebensraum.