From: Brian Lowry ********* JUST SAY NO TO THE FBI AND POLICE ******** 1. You do not have to talk to FBI agents, the police or any investigators. You do not have to talk to them on the street, at your workplace, if you've been arrested, or even if you're in jail. Only a judge has the legal authority to order you to answer questions.. 2. You do not have to let the FBI or Police into you home or workplace unless they have a search or arrest warrant. Demand to see the warrant. The warrant must specifically describe the place to be searched and the things to be seized. 3. If they do present a warrant you do not have to tell them anything more than your name and address. You have a right to observe what they do. You should take written notes of what they do, their names, badge numbers, and what agency they're from. Have you friends who are present act as witnesses. 4. If the police or FBI try to question you or try to enter your home without a warrant, just say no. The police are very skilled at getting information from people, so attempting to outwit them is very risky. You can never tell how a seemingly harmless bit of information can hurt you or someone else. 5. Anything you say to a FBI agent or cop may be used against you and other people. ONce you've been arrested, you cannot talk your way out of it. Don't try to engage the cops in a dialog or respond to their accustations. You may be brought before an investigator before you are released on bond who says he or she wants to hear "your side of the story." Don't trust them. They want to trick you into incriminating yourself. Their job is to convict you of a crime, even if you're innocent. 6. You do not have to reveal your HIV status to the police jail personnel or FBI. If you are charged with interfering with an officer by biting, scratching, spitting or transferring any bodily fluids to an agent or cop, a judge may order that you take a blood test and your HIV status may be revealed to others. If you've been arrested, you should refuse to take a blood test until you've been brought before a judge and have a lawyer. 7. You have a right to make three telephone calls if you've been arrested on state charges and booked into jail. Within three hours of your arrest, you have a right to free local calls to a lawyer, a bail bondsman, and a friend or relative. Demand your right to make those calls. Always carry a pen. When you are booked, write these numbers on oyour arm before surrendering your belongings. 8. ******Lying to an FBI agent or other federal invertigator is a crime! ******** 9. The FBI may threaten you with a grand jury supoena if you don't talk to them. They may give you a subpoena anyway, so anything you tell them may permit them to ask you more detailed questions later. You may also have legal grounds to refuse to answer questions before a grand jury. If you are given a grand jury supoena, you should call a lawyer immediatley or contact the National Lawyers Guild at the number below. You should also tell movement groups and your friends about the subpoena, and discuss with them how to respond. Do not try to deal with it alone. 11. If you are nervous about simply refusing to talk, you may find it easier to tell them to contact your lawyer. Once a lawyer is involved, the FBI and police usually back off because they've lost the power to intimidate. National Lawyers Guild 8124 W. Third Street, Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90048 (213)653-4510 Refuse & Resist! Louisville Chapter P.O. Box 221304 Lou, KY 40252 502-464-9343 http://www.win.net/~revolution louRnR@revolution.win.net