If you are the witness in a misdemeanor domestic assault case, for example, chances are you want the no contact order dropped. But how? The information here should help get you started, regaining control over your life – taking it back from the government.
Like Paul Simon’s song “50 ways to leave your lover,” there are at least fifty ways to tell a police officer that you do not consent to any searches. Make an excuse if you like: “I’m late, for a very important date.” But no excuse is necessary. You should not offer any justification for refusing a search. Be confident and politely insistent. It’s your legal right to be secure from searches and seizures by police unless they have a search warrant or an exception to the warrant requirement.
Would they be criminally prosecuted for age-based sex crimes in Minnesota today? Young people like them can be and often are prosecuted in juvenile and adult criminal courts in Minnesota. Should they be? Should we instead change the laws in Minnesota to decriminalize young love? Should foolish love be a crime?
