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Commission decides not to distribute 'know your rights' cards after law-enforcement warns they 'oversimplify the law'
Summary
Commission members read bilingual ‘know your rights’ cards and discussed whether to distribute them; a speaker representing law-enforcement concerns said the cards 'oversimplify the law' and could trigger exemptions or 'lead to a use of force incident,' and the commission decided not to promote the cards.
During member comments at the Troy Patients Commission meeting, a commission member (S1) presented bilingual resource cards intended for residents and read sections aloud intended to explain constitutional protections.
S1 read a passage describing refusal to speak and refusal to consent to entry: "I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on the Fifth Amendment rights under United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter…
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