You & the Police!

Rating:
Summary: An Informative Read
Review: After reading this book, I have learned to be better on guard and diffuse situations that might arise. This book is packed with important information, it is easy to read for someone with NO legal experience or training, and it provides realistic methods and scenarios for dealing with the police. Overall, I also ENJOYED reading it.

Rating:
Summary: Great book, Fun to read
Review: As a peace officer I found "You & The Police!" really
fun to read. Not only was it informative but Boston
also writes in a humorous style that makes amusing the
usually dry subject of constitutional laws regarding
police behavior!

Citizens should read this book to understand fully
what their rights are and how police think. From an
officer's perspective a citizen having this knowledge
is not a bad thing. It just requires us to do our job
correctly.

Peace officers should read the book to understand how
a number of citizens like the author (and myself)
think. Most citizens are not carrying drugs or
weapons in order to commit crimes. But they don't
want to be insulted by having themselves, their homes,
or their cars searched in order to prove this to the
government. Refusing to allow a search is not an
indication of guilt. Officers need to place
themselves, as Boston points out, in the situation
where a group of citizens arrive at his door step

demanding to search his home for drugs and illegal
weapons in order to guarantee that the officer is not
some corrupt cop--all, of course, in the name of
public safety!

The main theme of the book is to learn how to deal
with the police on an equal level of civility, not
subservience. This is the American way.

"Bulletproof Privacy" is another interesting book by
the same author. In the book I found out some tricks
that a real criminal I am looking for is using to try
and hide his new address. Thanks Boston!

By Sheriff Bill Masters
San Miguel County (Telluride), Colorado

Rating:
Summary: Great book, Fun to read
Review: As a peace officer I found "You & The Police!" really
fun to read. Not only was it informative but Boston
also writes in a humorous style that makes amusing the
usually dry subject of constitutional laws regarding
police behavior!

Citizens should read this book to understand fully
what their rights are and how police think. From an
officer's perspective a citizen having this knowledge
is not a bad thing. It just requires us to do our job
correctly.

Peace officers should read the book to understand how
a number of citizens like the author (and myself)
think. Most citizens are not carrying drugs or
weapons in order to commit crimes. But they don't
want to be insulted by having themselves, their homes,
or their cars searched in order to prove this to the
government. Refusing to allow a search is not an
indication of guilt. Officers need to place
themselves, as Boston points out, in the situation
where a group of citizens arrive at his door step

demanding to search his home for drugs and illegal
weapons in order to guarantee that the officer is not
some corrupt cop--all, of course, in the name of
public safety!

The main theme of the book is to learn how to deal
with the police on an equal level of civility, not
subservience. This is the American way.

"Bulletproof Privacy" is another interesting book by
the same author. In the book I found out some tricks
that a real criminal I am looking for is using to try
and hide his new address. Thanks Boston!

By Sheriff Bill Masters
San Miguel County (Telluride), Colorado

Rating:
Summary: Needs to be updated...
Review: At the time it was written (1990's) this book was great. Unfortunately with all the changes in privacy laws and especially the laws regarding search and seizure since the sept 11 bombings, I would not try many of the things recommended in this book.

What the author needs to do is write an new revised edition that covers all of the numerous and far reaching changes in the laws since 9/11. As it stands the book has lots of good common sense advice but I just do not totally trust some of the dated legal advice.

Rating:
Summary: Good book but incomplete
Review: At the time it was written, it was excellent. But with the constant court rulings that seriously change both our privacy and civil right laws, the book needs to be updated. The best way for a citizen to be aware of his or her rights is to consult the latest state Penal Codes.

Rating:
Summary: Get �You and the Police�, NOW!!!
Review: If you are even looking at this page, it is strongly likely that you are interested in freedom, personal responsibility, and law enforcement. �You and the Police�, by Mr. T. Party (I love that name for some dang reason), is the best and easiest primer on individual liberty and the 4th amendment that I have found.

Mr. T. Party doesn�t have the best opinion of Law Enforcement Officers (LEO�s), but he doesn�t degrade them either. His motivation behind writing this book is to help prevent people from making common mistakes that get otherwise innocent people into trouble. Now that the Homeland Defense Act has passed, I feel that this kind of knowledge is more important than ever. But, if you are hoping that this book will get you out of a jam, it won�t. He states very bluntly, early in the book, (paraphrased) �If you are doing something illegal, this book won�t help you.�

What it will do, is let you know fairly closely were you stand when interacting with the police. For example, did you know that if you are stopped on the street, and the police ask for your ID, you are under NO legal requirement to give it to them or even your name? We have a right to remain anonymous, and this right has been upheld by the supreme court. This book is chock full of little constitutional tips like this, that although they won�t win you friends with the police, can keep you from being falsely charged (or charged with something you didn�t even know WAS a crime). Other �good to know� topics are Terry Frisks, Heightened Expectation of Privacy, how long you can be detained without being arrested, and what to say when being questioned BEFORE you are officially under arrest (and before the LEO�s have to give you a right to a lawyer.)

It has been my experience that this book has given me oodles of advice that other people want to know - "just in case", and as far as I can tell, it�s the easiest to find book on this specific topic.

Rating:
Summary: Badly written, though somewhat useful
Review: The author certainly can't be faulted for being uninformed or without conviction. However, he is certainly without the ability to write effectively and coherently. The book looks like it was written on a computer by a twelve year old (every possible combination of bold, italic and underline type is used) and, far worse, the quality of communication matches.

The author hints at some very interesting notions (such as exiting your vehicle and locking your car door upon police detainment as well as hiding your trunk key) but he's incredibly vague about exactly why you should hide the key or exactly what the cop can and can not do with the key. There are numerous other examples of the author mentioning things in passing that aren't well explained. It's clear Boston doesn't have the ability all good writers have of keeping in mind what he's told his readers and what still needs to be explained.

Rating:
Summary: If you don't know your rights, you have none! Superb book!
Review: This book is like having a roadside lawyer with you! You & The Police! covers every possible confrontation with police, explaining exactly how to assert your rights. For example, if you got stopped for a broken tail light, and then the officer wanted to search your trunk, you'll know if he can, if you can refuse, and how to handle the situation. I used what I learned from Boston's book on a recent trip with some snoopy airport cops and shut down their whole intrusive scene in about 20 seconds! Best 12 bucks I ever spent. Boston T. Party has also written five other books which I strongly recommend (Good-Bye April 15th!, Bulletproof Privacy, Hologram of Liberty, Boston on Guns & Courage, and Boston on Surviving Y2K). While Boston supports Law & Order, he clearly disagrees with Laws & Orders. He is one of Liberty's modern treasures.

Rating:
Summary: Only buy if your completly clueless
Review: This book really has no good information. The author considers themselves an expert on police because they are friends with cops and they even side with them in this book. A cop needs RAS, reasonable articulable suspicion to ticket/search you. Other than that keep your mouth shut take your ticket. This is the extent of the info in this book. Oh, besides building a strong box in your trunk. This book really stinks.

Rating:
Summary: Great book for kids, too!
Review: What can I say, I love this little book. I have seen dozens of little leaflets put out by attorneys about your rights during an arrest, etc., but no one comes close to addressing the myriad of ways that the average American citizen can cross swords with the Police. The author does not come at the police like a hostile hot head, but in the tradition of Mr. Miyagi and the Karate Kid "Daniel san, best way avoid punch . . no be there first place" this book sets you up,

FIRST, to be in the position where you are likely to avoid contact with the police in the first place. Some of the tips are obvious, like 'dont leave the Uzi and the Gorilla Bong on the back seat', some of the tips are not obvious, like 'removing nomenclature from an auto to make it look generic'.

SECOND, you have been approached by the police, now Boston puts you in the position to best end the encounter and get out of there before something is cooked up against you.

THIRD, you are being detained, now Boston starts the clock and has various other tips and things to say at this juncture.

FOURTH, there are taking you in. Boston addresses cop interrogation tricks and the like in great detail.

He addresses police contacts in airports, on foot, and as 90% of your contacts are likely to happen while driving, most of the book concerns drive-time action. There is no book so concisely written that addresses the legalities of so many potential interactions with the oinkers.

What the book does not have, is a detailed list of dirty cop tricks. While a couple of nasty tricks are given play by play attention by Boston, the full range of beating, 'hard way home', evidence planting, back shooting, cop tricks are not addressed. BUT, the reading and knowledge in this book will place you head and shoulders above 90% of the population, and perhaps even some attorneys!