Re: kids learn about saying "NO!" to searches

"rex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> As an attorney, I participated in the "Great American Teach-in" by
> teaching second graders and sixth graders about "Saying 'NO' to searches"
> today.  For more info see http://members.ij.net/rex/sntsguy.html
>     I began by giving each student a sticker that reads "Say 'NO' to
> searches,"  so that they could wear the stickers on their shirts. I
> explained that I often distribute the stickers to the public when I attend
> parades and public events.
>     Next, I told the youngsters that lawyers are like teachers because
> lawyers teach people about laws and about police officers.   Often, adults
> (especially adults who have been educated in government schools) do not know
> that they can say "no" to searches and interrogations by police officers.
> In some countries, people cannot say "no" to searches and interrogations by
> police.  And in our country we are continually losing our freedom also.
>     Often, adults who allow searches and interrogations cause their own
> arrests.
>     I explained to the class that in my law office I will pretend to be a
> police officer asking my client to consent to a search or questioning, in
> order to help train my client to say "no" and to ask for a lawyer.   I asked
> the entire class to participate in a role-playing game, where I would
> pretend to be a police officer and the class would answer the way my client
> would answer me in my office.
>     "Let's pretend I am a police officer who has come to my client's home,"
> I said.
>     "Hello. I am Officer Rex and the reason I knocked on the door of your
> home is because there has been a report of some criminal activity in the
> neighborhood, and you could help me out if you would let me come into your
> house and have a look around. May I come into your house and look around?"
>     "What do my clients say to me in response?" I asked the class.
>     The government-school children responded in unison "No."
>     I continued: "Well, as an officer of the law I am only trying to do my
> job and help everyone.  I see that your car is parked in your driveway.  You
> should let me search your car.  Will you let me search your car?"
>     "What do my clients say to me in response?" I asked the class.
>     The government-school children responded in unison "No."
>     I continued: "Well, because you are standing there right in front of me,
> it would not be inconvenient for me to simply search your pockets.  May I
> search your pockets?"
>     "What do my clients say to me in response?" I asked the class.
>      The government-school children respond in unison "No."
>     I continued "Well then, as a police officer I want to ask you some
> questions about where you have been today, and what you have been doing.
> Have you left your house today?"
>     "What do my clients say to me in response?" I asked the class.
>     The government-school children respond in unison "No, I'm not answering
> any questions.  I want my parents and a lawyer."
>     Of course, this is what I teach my adult clients to do.  Things are
> different for children inside a government school, aren't they?
>     I encourage all libertarians to participate in the "Great American
> Teach-in" especially in government schools.
> 
> 
> (For more ideas on liberty and libertarianism see http://members.ij.net/rex
> and http://rexcurry.net from Rex Curry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
> 


Keep up the good work!