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"If ICE Pulls You Over, Say These 4 Words Immediately (LAWYER Explains)" (Original Post) artemisia1 Feb 13 OP
Transcript usonian Feb 13 #1
Ty! SheltieLover Feb 13 #2
The video is worth a watch as it documents tricks and traps officers use. "I do NOT consent to a search" is necessary fo artemisia1 Feb 13 #3
I am so slammed today, I don't have the few minutes. usonian Feb 13 #4
Not that it even applies to me canetoad Feb 13 #6
Hmm, it worked just now. usonian Feb 13 #8
Thanks canetoad Feb 13 #13
I plead the fifth, and Pluvious Feb 13 #10
Playaing a bit of devils advocate here. Prairie_Seagull Feb 13 #11
Good point canetoad Feb 13 #14
Also, ask if you're being arrested. They can't search without a warrant or a custodial offense for probable cause ChicagoTeamster Feb 13 #9
artemisia1........... Upthevibe Feb 13 #5
Thanks! Have a Heart. artemisia1 Feb 13 #7
Yeah sure its gonna work... drray23 Feb 13 #12
You did not watch the video. He makes clear that you must exit the vehicle if ordered to do so or they WILL artemisia1 Feb 13 #15

usonian

(25,070 posts)
1. Transcript
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:11 PM
Feb 13

Last edited Fri Feb 13, 2026, 05:42 PM - Edit history (1)

https://pastebin.com/raw/iVMJkXKJ

Don't say: "I'm watching a 12 minute video advising me what to say"

1. Copy this card.



Source: https://www.cfiaus.com/rights/know-your-rights-2/

Also at the site:



2. Print this article and read it tonight. (It's really hard to print videos)
https://workingclassunity.com/know-your-rights/ice-pulls-you-over

It might fit on a double sided piece of paper to carry and read quickly.
It is totally to the point, no wasted anything.
The article has links to other situations: in public, at work, at home.

artemisia1

(1,854 posts)
3. The video is worth a watch as it documents tricks and traps officers use. "I do NOT consent to a search" is necessary fo
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:21 PM
Feb 13

you to say as the attorney in the video makes clear as officers will often ask, "Since you don't have anything to hide, you don't mind if we look in (search) your car.

"No" can mean "you don't mind", "yes" can mean you "consent".

Your cards are useful, but the video is essential.

usonian

(25,070 posts)
4. I am so slammed today, I don't have the few minutes.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:24 PM
Feb 13

maybe later.

Again, videos have to be memorized. Perhaps someone can summarize the transcript.

canetoad

(20,737 posts)
6. Not that it even applies to me
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:33 PM
Feb 13

But I'd be interested to know the four words. Unfortunately I'm so hard of hearing that videos are impossible.

BTW - your link to pastebin in post 1 is broken.

usonian

(25,070 posts)
8. Hmm, it worked just now.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:58 PM
Feb 13

This one?

https://pastebin.com/raw/iVMJkXKJ

They have been rejecting posts!! I sometimes have to use an alternate posting site.

Blocking your location?

That's why I grab a transcript now and then.

People like Mark Romano take 25 minutes to say the proverbial sentence worth of info.
Were they on the cards I posted?

Prairie_Seagull

(4,667 posts)
11. Playaing a bit of devils advocate here.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 04:59 PM
Feb 13

I believe I would say 'Don't' instead of 'Do Not'. 'Not' could be erased/deleted and one would be left with 'do'.

I do consent to a search.
I don't consent to a search.

AI can be used to do some weird shit.

ChicagoTeamster

(904 posts)
9. Also, ask if you're being arrested. They can't search without a warrant or a custodial offense for probable cause
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 04:02 PM
Feb 13

drray23

(8,724 posts)
12. Yeah sure its gonna work...
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 05:10 PM
Feb 13

Ice will do what the fuck they want and break the law. If you stay silent during a traffic stop for example, they will drag you out of the car and beat you up.
For each of these rights listed the there, we have cases where ice has broken them. They broke and entered into homes with no warrants, arbitrary pulled people out of their cars, rammed into cars, threw people to the ground who were just there, etc...

This might work if you are white, forget about it if you are Latino. Same goes for those videos of white guys showing how to deal with a police stop. Try to refuse to lower your window as a black person and see how it goes.

artemisia1

(1,854 posts)
15. You did not watch the video. He makes clear that you must exit the vehicle if ordered to do so or they WILL
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 05:55 PM
Feb 13

drag you out. The "I don't consent to a search" is to aid in having anything found in an illegal search later thrown out. He also makes clear your goal is to "survive" the stop and not "win" it.

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