The Art of Not Snitching: Understanding the Boundaries

🔒Snitching refers to providing information to the police that can incriminate yourself or others in criminal activity.

✅Protect yourself by invoking your right to remain silent and directing all communication through your lawyer.

⚖️Taking responsibility for your own actions and not falsely implicating others is not considered snitching.

🚫⚖️When a person willingly cooperates with law enforcement against their own gang or associates, it is generally seen as snitching.

🤐Avoid making statements to the police without legal representation, as even seemingly innocent information can be used against you.

What is the difference between snitching and protecting yourself?

—Snitching involves providing information that can incriminate yourself or others, while protecting yourself means invoking your right to remain silent and speaking only through your lawyer.

Is it wrong to take responsibility for your own actions?

—No, assuming responsibility for your own actions and not implicating others falsely is an ethical approach to the situation.

Can reporting a crime be considered snitching?

—Reporting a crime without implicating yourself or others is not seen as snitching.

What are the consequences of talking to the police without a lawyer?

—Making statements to the police without legal representation can result in unintentionally incriminating yourself, as innocent information can be twisted and used against you.

What should I say to the police?

—When dealing with the police, it is best to invoke your right to remain silent and request the presence of your lawyer.

00:00The importance of not snitching and the consequences of talking to the police without legal representation.

02:49Discussing the BG case as an example of not taking ownership for something that isn't yours and the difference between snitching and protecting yourself.

04:04Explaining the situation with guns and whether it is snitching to reveal the true owner of the weapon.

05:47The case of Gunner and the importance of not making any statements when interrogated by the police.

06:43Addressing questions about why someone might talk to the police, the dangers of doing so, and the importance of keeping your mouth shut.