Know your rights: Surviving Police Encounters

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The Psychedelic Society of San Francisco proudly presents

Know Your Rights: Surviving Police Encounters

Former deputy sheriff Nate Bradley will join us Saturday, August 18th to share some of his experience on dealing with police encounters. We rely on the police to keep us safe and treat us all fairly. However, the criminal justice system is composed of human beings, who are imperfect. As a result, even innocent people are frequently victims of an imperfect criminal justice system that is designed to inflict harsh punishment. You should always be careful about what you say when approached by law enforcement officials. It’s important to know your rights, be respectful, and stay calm.

It is unfortunate that sometimes an encounter with the police can turn into a nightmare. And while lying to police can get you arrested, police are trained to lie to suspects as an interrogation technique. All too often, perfectly innocent people attempting desperately to convey their innocence create additional opportunities for their words to be used against them.
How do I handle a police encounter in my home, car, or in public?
What is "resisting arrest"?
Once police have arrested me, do I have to answer their questions?
What if police threaten to call the dogs?
If I'm innocent, should I talk to police?

Schedule
3:00pm - Doors open
3:30pm - Workshop
5:00pm - Event ends

Location
LGBT Center, Rainbow Room
1800 Market St. San Francisco (directions)

About the speaker
From 2003-2009 Nate Bradley was a police officer and a deputy sheriff. During his time in law enforcement he worked patrol, background investigations, and the gang task force. Most of his career was spent proactively working with the local community to reduce crime and neighborhood problems. During regular encounters with citizens who were medical cannabis patients he began to see that these patients were not the “marijuana addicts” that he had been trained to believe they were. He found them to be average people who wanted to live normal lives, free of pain or anxiety.

Since leaving law enforcement Nate has been involved in numerous areas of the drug policy reform movement. In 2010 he became a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and served as a spokesman for the Yes on Prop 19 campaign. In 2011 Nate founded Lawmen Protecting Patients, a non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the rights of medical cannabis patients. Since founding LPP, he has personally influenced numerous pieces of legislation at the CA State Capitol. Nate also runs a strategic consulting company and is a licensed private investigator.

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Donations from $5-$20 are encouraged, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

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http://www.psychedelicsf.org