Security Culture

As our direct action movement becomes more effective, government harassment will only increase. To minimize the destructiveness of this government harassment, it is imperative that we create a “security culture” within our movement. Violations of security culture include behavior that is inappropriate because it intensifies government harassment, jeopardizes the freedom of other activists, and destroys the trust within the movement.

http://security.resist.ca/personal/culture.shtml

If an Agent Knocks: Federal Investigators and Your Rights

Do I have to talk to the FBI?

No. The FBI does not have the authority to make anyone answer questions (other than name and address [see errata]), to
permit a search without a warrant, or to otherwise cooperate with an investigation. Agents are usually lawyers, and they are
always trained as investigators; they have learned the power of persuasion, the ability to make a person feel scared, guilty, or
impolite for refusing their requests for information. So remember, they have no legal authority to force people to do
anything — unless they have obtained an arrest or search warrant. Even when agents do have warrants, you still don’t have to
answer their question.

http://security.resist.ca/personal/pdfs/IfanAgentKnocks.pdf

Know Your Rights

There are 3 distinct categories of police interference with a citizen’s liberties: Conversation, Detention and Arrest. It is important to identify your situation so you know your rights, and, remember, anything you say can and will be used against you! Stay calm and in control of your words and actions at all times.

http://www.cldc.org/knowyourrights.pdf

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Congress’ Fascist Agenda for Protestors

First Amendment rights of the American people were sacrificed to further corporate interests when President Bush signed the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) into law on November 27, 2006. The bill had been pushed by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a lobbying group that is funded by big corporations, many of which have exorbitantly profited from animal use and abuse. AETA conjures public fear by labeling citizens engaged in animal welfare issues who take direct action as “terrorists,” even though they have never harmed a single human or non-human life. And now, not only does the government and its corporate
alliances seek to label these Americans as “terrorists,” but they face excessive punishments that exceed the federal guidelines for similar offenses.

http://www.cldc.org/pdf/AETA%20trifold%20front%26back.pdf

How the USA PATRIOT Act redefines “Domestic Terrorism”

Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “”domestic,”" as opposed to international, terrorism. A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act “”dangerous to human life”" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. Additionally, the acts have to occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States and if they do not, may be regarded as international terrorism.

http://www.aclu.org/natsec/emergpowers/14444leg20021206.html