The program advises students to be polite but aware of their rights. It provides pamphlets called “What to Do if You’re Stopped by the Police.” The ACLU teaches that citizens are not required to show identification or consent to a search but not to resist the latter if it is forced. It also shared that it is wise to remain silent when dealing with police. The hour-long workshops emphasized the fourth amendment and how to deal with stop-and-frisk incidents. Of the program, Zaragoza said: “[It] helped show me I can have my own defense against policemen who abuse their power.” It is clear the problem of police brutality is at grotesque proportions when a public school–often a proponent of “law,” “order,” and “obedience”–is educating its students on how to stand up to these very things. Naturally, however, police advocates objected to the program, saying the ACLU is “dolling out criminal defense advice.”
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:24:06 +0000
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