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Law Enforcement and Your Sexuality
Written by Tara Tainton   
Sunday, 06 November 2005 23:00
Most of us probably don't pause to think of the potential consequences of our own sexuality, our personal choices, being confronted by law enforcement officials. Your private life (unless you're Tara Tainton) never mingles with your public life, right?

It could be as simple as a search of the trunk of your car when pulled over by a police officer or your having to explain to the security officer at the airport that those vibrators in your baggage are not lethal weapons. It can happen. And since we all have different views about what's right or not, obscene or even legal or not, when it comes to our own bodies and behaviors, there's definitely potential for a bad or uncomfortable situation when those different views come into contact...especially when it involves those designated to carry out the law. You know, that "law" that the open-minded and sexually explorative of us don't usually agree with.

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I first thought of the potential consequences of my own sexuality in regards to how it may come back to haunt me in some unexpected situation someday upon meeting with representatives of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom at Eroticon held in Bloomington, Indiana. Read "Eroticon '05: Wallowing in Our Sexual Freedom" to refresh your memory. And while observing all of the flagrant show of sexuality around me, as well as my own, it was obvious.

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I could be stopped and questioned on the way home that evening just for the way I was dressed. In expressing my sexuality, I stuck out like a sore thumb (or an erect cock?). And sometimes, that's all it takes to trigger a law enforcement official's offensive interrogation or even the wrath of a conservative's close-minded ideals. The NCSF, of which I'm now a member of, handed me a nice little pocket reference card for just such a situation, or at least my education beforehand.

It's titled "Dealing with Law Enforcement: Pocket Reference," and it's a handy creation of the Legal Education Outreach Program. I want to share the same tips and informative guidelines with you. You never know when you might need them, and they can be applied to any similar situation anywhere in the world.

In dealing with officers...

  • DO stay calm.
  • DO be respectful, polite, and courteous.
  • DO use your common sense.
  • DON'T have a "bad attitude."

Statements and communication...
  • You have the right not to make statements.
  • You have the right not to incriminate yourself.
  • Be honest in whatever you decide to say.
  • Use simple language - clear and easy to understand.

Entry to your property...
  • You do not have to allow a "consent search" or a "voluntary entry."
  • Attempt to handle it outside/at the door.
  • If the officer demands to enter, voice your objection and stand aside.

Miscellaneous...
  • Volunteer for your partner to talk to the police.
  • Transport toys in a secure location and in trunk of the vehicle. Do not consent to a search.
  • Keep in mind those things that demonstrate that consensual SM is different from abuse.
  • If you are arrested, do NOT make any statements and ask for an attorney.

Got it? If your private life unintentionally becomes public, it is still your private life. You have the right to it.

For more information from the NCSF's education outreach program, visit here.


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Anonymous | 2009-12-03 15:27
Linda Smith 01/09/2006 05:44 PM
thank you for letting us Sexual Freedom Lovers know that information! this is actually very handy... have you all noticed the political atmosphere lately? I'm concerned about censorship, both because I post "erotic content" *blush* and also because I enjoy websites such as yours, Tara. I'm all for a TRUE "Sex Education of America"... this means the correct procedures for anal lovemaking, the principles of ethical polyamory, non-violent communications in relationships, and the fine art of surviving unwanted celibacy until you attract a lover(s). Everybody has the right to accurate, respectful, truly helpful sexual information! Everybody has the right to be gay, lesbian, bi, poly, mono, celibate, dominant, submissive, kinky, vanilla, or "appearing chaste on the outside but having a very sexy mind" (me at this time!) I, Linda, am very very commmitted to WorldWide Sexual Freedom for all! Because I know the healing, loving, sacred, creative, Godly, Otherworldly power of sex and sexuality. Because I know the joy it brings. Because I like to think of myself as "reinventing human sexuality". Whew! Because how and who we are sexually, reflects our spirit and the way our magickal energy flows. I truly stand for these things. If only I had more of a physical community around me! Ah, but I do have cyberspace, and my many kinky friends and lovers in All the Realms... be they dreams, the world, cyberspace, or just the pages of books... thank you everybody!
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