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the + some comments after this list...

➡️ "NO COMMENT SIR... / MADAM"
➡️ NO PERSONAL DETAILS NEEDED
➡️ "CAN I SEE THE EVIDENCE FOR THAT OFFICER?"
➡️ "UNDER WHAT POWER?" (engaging)
➡️ NO DUTY SOLICITOR
➡️ NOT ACCEPTING THE CAUTION?

Also at the end about wasting police time (I.E. COSTING THEM MONEY AND MAN-POWER)
and capitalism hates that...

Because they find nothing much and that's usually bad or better for your side to carry on doing things elsewhere!

+ my lame advice under each point

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➡️ "NO COMMENT SIR... / MADAM"

You do not need to answer police questions, so don't.

To be polite if you can't just carry on try say "no comment" and move away.

➡️ NO PERSONAL DETAILS NEEDED

Unless you accept you did something and even threats of evidence aren't enough.

You do not have to give personal details under ANY stop and search power, so don't.

➡️ "DO YOU HAVE THE EVIDENCE FOR THAT?... CAN I SEE THE EVIDENCE FOR THAT OFFICER?"

(engaging / calling their bluff)

Police saying "I'll do xyz" is not always the same as doing it - so asking for evidence is good for killing their time and seeing what they have.

⏱️ Taking you the police station takes them a lot of police time ⌚ so don't think it's always what they want even if they pretend to!

I have said "ok let's go" many times after seeing how well time wasting has worked and after a while they leave me alone realising this person IS A *REAL* WASTE OF TIME!! LOL after I pretend to be a potential fish (while I know others are do good work elsewhere)

Don't say it straight away but see what they have and if it works for occupying time go for it! It's a winner!

Taking police people time = loss of man-power on the ground (2+people + vehicle) which can be good for your teams to get rid of them in area

+ they have to do admin after so talking is usually ALL bullshit and just to get you to react and they don't really want to leave the action lol !!

They probably rarely get the chance - so them going back to HQ to realise you did nothing is a crap result and real time waster!

Baiting arrest to reduce their numbers can be good for those that don't mind arrest as a sure way (arrest only means temporarily taken - IT DOES MEAN you're guilty !!! )

So if you said very little from start then chances are your out after half a day and achieve the task of distraction / reducing their on-the-ground numbers).

Don't do anything too wild to get everyone in trouble, should be mostly an alone thing and "oh no why are you taking me?,,, ok let's go" almost :)

Otherwise "no comment" and carry on if you can in silence.

➡️ "UNDER WHAT POWER?"

Ask "under what power do you state your actions?". They work for the community remember so see what they intend.

Asking question is if you really want to challenge police to act lawfully BUT THIS INVITES THEM TO CREATE BULLSHIT REASONS TOO so CONTINUE DON'T ASK UNTIL THEY GO FOR YOU PROPERLY or you want them to be distracted.

Like suggests remember not to try convince them as it is literally time killing or anyway they chose that job / use it to put food on table so even good one's already know or can't admit it in front of their peers / workmates.

➡️ NO DUTY SOLICITOR: use a recommended solicitor with protest experience / protest solicitor if in real trouble or wanting to kill time.

Keep some cards as backup or even pretend to use them / distribute them if you want to pretend you're a big fish. Maybe this is bad if they detain you but at least you can use it to call them (it's not that bad to show you know some law people) and waste time or not - Having solicitor with experience over the phone might be better than working with police-given solicitor in some sense. Do ask the solicitor many questions about their capacity / how they work in that police station and then choose another solicitor!

➡️ NOT ACCEPTING THE CAUTION?
A caution is a legal admission of a bit of guilt usually WHEN THEY HAVE NOTHING and pretend to wave the finger a bit!

Often when they have nothing they make you sign it and leave with a caution... you might want to contest that after reading what it says and see if it's anything bad and then waste time debating it! (i.e don't leave if you don't agree hehe - it really pisses them off as they are done with you BUT YOU ARE NOT DONE WITH THEM!!! ⌚⌚⌚$$$'S )

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⬆️ A lot of these points above INCLUDE willingly time wasting too and accepting they have usually nothing / calling their bluff to occupy their time ! ⬆️

✔️ ⭐ I.E. COSTING THEM MONEY AND MAN-POWER)
Capitalism hates that...

REALLY HATES BECAUSE IT'S AT IT'S OWN COST! ⌚⌚⌚$$$

You can say you're really tired and need to sleep - also kills time and you probably need the sleep.

That's why I've added things here...

✔️ It's effective and low-level
✔️ Low risk compared to effective ratio of distraction to those that cause us trouble... i.e. less police cars on the road / more occupied detaining willing people etc... ❌ 🚗 ❌ 👍

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