u/Upstairs_Breath9063

A mind-blowing idea for family game night.

Back when I was a kid, we could throw down for a few minutes before anyone got hurt.

Nowadays, these kids are down after like one of my punches.

We're Pho'cked.

Retired, disabled vet with far too much time on my hands who spends a lot of time watching audits and body cam videos. Far too many people on both sides don't fully understand what their rights are and it's because it isn't taught. Most teens first interaction with the police is when they are pulled over for some random traffic stop and they're rarely properly prepared for it. I want to change that.

I spent an hour or two last night writing down everything I could think of that could be of help for the teens in my state. Wrote a bit more down here and there today. I wanted to make sure to cover things like when an officer has the right to legally identify you. How the 5th amendment has to be invoked to actually apply? What to do if you are ordered out of the car(Penn. V. Mimms)? What to do if you are ordered out as the passenger of the car(Maryland V. Wilson)? What are the 3 levels of police encounters? The difference in being polite to being indifferent to being belligerent. Why crossing your arms while being belligerent and flailing your arms while being polite is going to lead to vastly different interactions? Best practices for traffic stops like dome light at night and slow deliberate movements. Then I discussed my full plan with my VA counselor and he was genuinely excited about it and gave me a few people he suggested I reach out to.

SO, tomorrow, I reach out to my state's ACLU. Tell em my plan to coordinate with local PDs to reach out to high schools and go out and explain how their rights work and give scenario demonstrations of what their rights look like in action. Hopefully, it helps inform more people of their rights.