โฝ๏ธ WHAT TO DO ABOUT SEIZED JERRY CANS & ARRESTS
Iโve been getting a lot of DMs about this.
Please do the following:
1. When an officer tells you to give your property to him, say โno I refuse to give you my propertyโ or โgive me back my propertyโ. Do not yell or be aggressive.
2. If he refuses ask him to tell you the reason why. Try to document it in personal notes or on audio or video.
3. Ask for his name and badge number. Also try and capture video of him or her.
It is probable that these seizures are not lawful but itโs never clear cut in court.
UPDATE: I have started to receive calls from people arrested. It appears that the allegation is โaiding:abetting mischiefโ. There some basis for this to be alleged although it may not hold up in court.
At this stage it is CRUCIAL that you donโt say anything to police other than:
A) your name and address
B) the comments I mentioned above.
Note that this is not legal advice since it cannot apply to every possible fact pattern but itโs generally sound information given what we know.
I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH, that providing you were helping someone commit the crime of mischief might be difficult to prove, but anything you say to police can be used against you to help prove the case against you.
If you need to speak to me, my cell number is
613-276-3283 and my associate Matthew Wolfson can be reached at
613-262-2797.
Do not say anything to police other than identifying yourself/address and asking them to say the reason for any arrest or seizure of your property.
This is not formal legal advice as I donโt know all the details of your circumstances but itโs generally sound information to rely upon.
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