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Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by tptacek on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:20AM (#23867678)
Are the police required to tell you why they're arresting you?

Here's a resource on your rights if you're confronted by the police (or any agent of the government, one supposes):

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police/#ive...

Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by olliej on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:51PM (#23878252)
They are required to tell you that they're arresting you (it's unclear if they were actually saying that), they're required to tell you who is arresting you, they're required to have probably cause, they're required to document it.
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by tptacek on Saturday July 18, 2020 @11:30PM (#23886777)
Are they required to tell you who is arresting you at the moment of your arrest? Is that a local rule?
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by pstuart on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:57AM (#23868256)
It feels like an enhanced version of "you can beat the rap but you can't beat the ride".

I think this is practice for a national program.

Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by pstuart on Friday July 17, 2020 @10:26AM (#23870783)
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by stonogo on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:16AM (#23868018)
What evidence do you have that these are police?
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by JoeSmithson on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:22AM (#23868045)
It says "POLICE" on their uniforms
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by olliej on Friday July 17, 2020 @09:53PM (#23878262)
No, a badge that says "police" is not a police badge.

Police badges have the name of the police department, and the badge number. These are clearly toys.

And if you were to say "this is reasonably interpreted as police" then you have federal agents committing a felony - pretending to be police officers.

Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by stonogo on Friday July 17, 2020 @05:57AM (#23868942)
Like this?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085485BKV

That's sufficient for you?

Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by JoeSmithson on Friday July 17, 2020 @06:26AM (#23869083)
It's always possible to impersonate police, I'm not sure what your point is?

Wearing what the officers in the video are wearing - uniform with a prominent POLICE label - is sufficient to be identifying yourself as police, and would be impersonating a police officer if a member of the public did it.

Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by olliej on Saturday July 18, 2020 @12:29AM (#23878940)
So you agree that they're breaking the law by impersonating police?
Re:Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Pro... by JoeSmithson on Monday July 20, 2020 @06:54AM (#23896571)
If they don't have police powers, then yes.