But you’re right that things are different when you’re facing someone, its one thing to intellectually know that you shouldn’t talk to them, but its another altogether when you’re facing them, which is why drilling those phrases like you say is a good idea.
A simple tip tho for the US, if you’re at home, hell even if they see you through the window, treat them like vampires: you do not have to answer your door. Without a warrant, you are under no obligation to answer them, or open your door to them.
This video is so old, I remember watching it more than a decade ago – I’m pretty sure it’s from 2008 or 09. It’s where I got most of this actually, just in a 2-minute read format instead of a (still interesting) 45m video.
Reminds me of that great don’t talk to police vid.
But you’re right that things are different when you’re facing someone, its one thing to intellectually know that you shouldn’t talk to them, but its another altogether when you’re facing them, which is why drilling those phrases like you say is a good idea.
A simple tip tho for the US, if you’re at home, hell even if they see you through the window, treat them like vampires: you do not have to answer your door. Without a warrant, you are under no obligation to answer them, or open your door to them.
This video is so old, I remember watching it more than a decade ago – I’m pretty sure it’s from 2008 or 09. It’s where I got most of this actually, just in a 2-minute read format instead of a (still interesting) 45m video.