Know your rights:
When a police officer stops you, what are your rights? Can you refuse being stopped? How do you know if a police officer has the right to search you? When are you able to be arrested? What is the difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause?
Your rights when stopped by an officer are straightforward. Unless you are being detained, you are free to go. If you are being detained, you do not have to consent to a search. If the officer deems that there is probable cause, he may search you anyway. At this point his actions are between him and a judge.
You can be arrested with a warrant, if there is sufficient probable cause, or if you are caught breaking the law.
The difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause is the topic on which my project was based.
I wanted to give myself more clarity on this subject. I also wanted to make sure that people understood what these concepts were.
If I were to explore more of these concepts, it would be the concept of resisting unlawful arrest. How does it work if there are multiple officers in the area, and a second officer appears during a conflict? Wouldn't I get arrested if caught resisting arrest?
Your rights when stopped by an officer are straightforward. Unless you are being detained, you are free to go. If you are being detained, you do not have to consent to a search. If the officer deems that there is probable cause, he may search you anyway. At this point his actions are between him and a judge.
You can be arrested with a warrant, if there is sufficient probable cause, or if you are caught breaking the law.
The difference between reasonable suspicion and probable cause is the topic on which my project was based.
I wanted to give myself more clarity on this subject. I also wanted to make sure that people understood what these concepts were.
If I were to explore more of these concepts, it would be the concept of resisting unlawful arrest. How does it work if there are multiple officers in the area, and a second officer appears during a conflict? Wouldn't I get arrested if caught resisting arrest?
Free Speech
This project was on free speech. What can I say, what can't I say, why, and how these distinctions are made. The topic I chose was the political cartoon below. In my paper I analyzed how it is free speech. It is a commentary on the religiously backed actions of ISIS, Islamic State terrorists, people who want to rule through religion. I inherently disagree with any form of church-state fusion, and also with the premise of their faith, I do not want to indicate that I inherently object to people of Islamic religion. I am not sure that I made this clear in my paper. Had I time, I would try to clarify this. I fear that I sound bigoted, and I want to make it clear that I am not.
Cheeky Shenanigans: Protected Free Speech
Watch as Animas High School Seniors Rachel, Sean, Kyle, and Allie explore their protected and unprotected free speech under the First Amendment.