“Our First Amendment right to freedom of speech allows us to be critical of police officers. Our Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures permits us to exclude police officers from our homes.  Our Fifth Amendment right to remain silent means that we don’t have to talk to police officers.

Just as a refusal to testify when charged with a crime cannot be held against someone, a refusal to speak with an officer or to give consent to a search when asked cannot be viewed as an admission of guilt. If my refusal to permit an officer to search my person, my car or my home is seen as an admission of guilt, then my right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures would vanish whenever I try to assert it.”

This quote is an excerpt from an article on AL.com written by John Gross entitled, “Know Your Rights When Dealing With Police Officers.”

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