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—~ there is not much point in evading having your picture taken (by keeping signs in front of your face, etc.}, and you should not let the demon~ stration degenerate into a contest between you and the police photographer. On the other hand, you should not allow group pictures to be taken by unidentified photographers. As for individual pictures, you will have to make a decision: shall evasive action be taken as a way of making a protest against an invasion of privacy? Or will you demonstrate the fact that you cannot be intimidated by openly, and with good will, per- mitting the police to "mug" you? This is a policy decision which you should discuss prior to a demonstration. 88 Chapter 7: Arrest and the Courts If You Are Arrested (adapted from a leafle: lished by the American Civil Liberties Union). Arrest is taking a person into custody for 30me official purpose, generally so that he may be held to answer for a crime. If you are arrested, you have rights which protect you from unfair pressure, whether or not " you are innocent. What are your rights? Immediately, you have the right to ask the policeman why he is arrest- ing you. There are three kinds of crimes for which you might be arrested in most states: Felony is the name of the most serious kind. Less serious violations are called misde- meanors and the least serious are summary offenses. A policeman does not need a warrant to arrest you for a felony if he sees you commit it, or try to commit it, or if he has reason to believe that a felony has been com- mitted and has reason to think you did it. A policeman does not need a warrant to arrest you if he sees you commit 89