Do not abide by these ideas. Your fundamental rights have not changed since the Constitution. Don't assault the cops, but you can resist and make it painful for them without breaking any laws. Note anything that could count as assault and remember it for Court. They do not have a right to assault you even if you clearly broke the law, unless you're threatening the Public. This makes it hard to collect you for jail-time but that's their problem. You can negotiate -- if they put you in the car with the cuffs in your lap (instead of behind your back like a fuckup), you'll get in the car freely. You do NOT need a lawyer to defend yourself in Court and the public defender SHOULD be willing to defend you against the cops. If not, you have to train them. Many come from the System which made them strictly obedient without real wisdom of legal history and The Constitution.
Do not abide by these ideas. Your fundamental rights have not changed since the Constitution. Don't assault the cops, but you can resist and make it painful for them without breaking any laws. Note anything that could count as assault and remember it for Court. They do not have a right to assault you even if you clearly broke the law, unless you're threatening the Public. This makes it hard to collect you for jail-time but that's their problem. You can negotiate -- if they put you in the car with the cuffs in your lap (instead of behind your back like a fuckup), you'll get in the car freely. You do NOT need a lawyer to defend yourself in Court and the public defender SHOULD be willing to defend you against the cops. If not, you have to train them. Many come from the System which made them strictly obedient without real wisdom of legal history and The Constitution.