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Emergency guidance for active protests
🚨 IF POLICE ORDER YOU TO DISPERSE:
- ✓Comply immediately and leave the area
- ✓Do not run - walk calmly
- ⚠️Refusal to leave = arrestable offense
What to Say - Tap to Copy
IF ASKED TO LEAVE:
IF DETAINED:
IF ASKED FOR ID:
✅ DO:
- ✓Stay on public sidewalks and streets
- ✓Follow lawful dispersal orders immediately
- ✓Record police/ICE from public space
- ✓Keep hands visible if approached
- ✓Upload footage to cloud immediately
❌ DON'T:
- ✗Physically resist arrest
- ✗Block entrances or driveways
- ✗Touch officers or equipment
- ✗Enter federal property without permission
- ✗Answer questions about your identity or immigration status
If You're Arrested
- Invoke right to remain silent: "I am exercising my right to remain silent."
- Request attorney immediately: "I want to speak with a lawyer."
- Do NOT sign anything without lawyer present
- Do NOT consent to searches: "I do not consent to any search."
- Remember: You have a right to one phone call
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