If more things happen during the day they all go under the same date. All of your protest and denial has been for nothing once you confess. The mere fear of them destroys trust, friendship, and cohesiveness. That's entrapment. You've seen good cop/bad cop on TV, well, this is it in real life. The noun form has been in use since the 17th century; originally with meanings such as "nose," or " a blow on the nose," and in the 18th century taking on its "tattletale" sense. Although a jury will occasionally decide that some act of entrapment is so outlandish they'll refuse to convict (do an Internet search on "FCPA Africa Sting" for a great example), victims of entrapment have ended up serving decades in prison for going along with plots cooked up entirely by government agents. They often deal with petty criminals who expect nothing more than to be "processed." Too much direct eye contact? "A 'snitch' is someone minding other folks' business to find information they can sell for a price or trade for some other form of compensation. He's the one who's trying to get you to bomb something.". And in fact, one tactic a snitch might use to divert suspicion from herself is to point the finger at someone else. Another tip from this book's helpful attorney: "Consider making your OWN complaint to the authorities about this 'nutball' [the person you suspect of being a snitch]. 2)Rats are mainly nocturnaland live underground. And of course, do this through a lawyer. They may even force you into life-threatening situations and not give one bit of a damn what happens to you. You imagine yourself thrusting out your chin and saying, "NO!" Contrary to what their name suggests, naked . A rat is a traitor, a conceiver, planner or physical participator. The idea is to keep the snitch running in circles with false leads. Read this New Yorker article about young, naive and now DEAD snitches. California, Concord If you think you've already said or done something compromising with this person, see a good lawyer and read the section of this booklet on how to conduct yourself if you get arrested. (To guard against the possibility of any snitch sympathizer planting misleading information, outlaws, former snitch victims, and lawyers checked the text after more "official" folk had their say. For maybe the first time in your life, your freedom is completely stripped away and you are confined. Factual Analysis is just what it says, an analysis of the facts in a case. especially a friend in need. ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images. Make your opposition to certain activities clear and public. Haug is one of the agents provocateurs the FBI planted with the Hutaree Militia a group that basically did not do much while its members spouted unpleasant political rhetoric. People who agitate for illegal activities may be snitches; Snitches play on your trust and/or your desire to go along with others. Visit the public library for some, your local coffee shop for more, do some lightweight stuff at home, and don't surf and research at the same time. He'll give you two options, you planned what happened or it was just a one-time thing. What happens to you if you snitch and your friends find out? Use them as an aid to your own brain and your own gut, but understand that when you organize with others to do controversial things, you very probably will have at least one snitch in your midst. They may promise to "help" you if you agree to become an informant. In game theory, according to Wikipedia, " the logical decision leads each to betray the other, even though their individual 'prize' would be greater if they cooperated." You're not going to have a chance to find another you. So the only contributors credited anywhere in the book are those who wrote items especially for this project or whose comments on my blog, Living Freedom I reprinted here. Blog about it. Of course, if he turns out. About anything. So the Treasury agents provided them. PART THREE: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET BUSTED? A lawyer who consulted on this book says: "When dealing with police, prosecutors or their agents, do NOT base your theory-of-the-game on TV, movies, or other sources. Smut is valuable to anyone listening; it makes everyone vulnerable. If you are reasonably cautious in your real-world dealings and if you have prepared yourself NOT TO TALK TO GOVERNMENT AGENTS, the chances are good that nobody will successfully arm-twist or sweet-talk you into becoming a snitch. There's not much you can do about this person. When you first interview an attorney, you don't have to lay out in detail what you're up to perhaps just say that you're a free-speech advocate or a drug legalization advocate (or whatever the general truth is) and that you have been advised to have a good criminal defense attorney on tap because these days even innocent people are at peril from snitches and sloppy justice. Oh and don't leave any lines blank. You're evasive. (We'll have more on this in Part Three and in the appendixes. This category is designated for those who have worked for the federal bureau or have been known to aid the bureau in their ongoing mission to arrest known Soprano associates. It's absolutely mind-boggling how many seemingly innocuous agencies these days have arrest powers, armed enforcers and snitches employed in sneaky sting operations. LE calls it "developing a theme," what they're really doing is presenting options for you to pick from to confess to. The police can and will lie to you. A boy may call his little sister a snitch if she tells his parents he stole a cookie. Feel free. Or give the snitch false evidence to focus on while you go about your real business unmolested. Undercover Treasury agents encouraged him to really do it. On the other hand, appearances can be deceiving. 29 on Orkin's annual list of the top 50 "rattiest" cities in America up seven spots from last year. Be as factual and give as much evidence as possible. He'll talk quietly. Second, your group of associates may break down in chaos. Every variety of snitch can look you straight in the eye and say, "I'm not a snitch" then turn right around and land you in jail. Every person engaging in or planning to engage in illegal or controversial activities needs to have an attorney already on line. Recognizing a snitch Government agents just round up some snitches, get them to lie or arm-twist them into spying and voila! While this person isn't necessarily a professional agent provocateur, he may nevertheless try to talk friends into committing crimes so he can get more credibility or rewards from his police handlers. People make fun of lawyers, but there's a reason we exist. "Mere" snitching vs active entrapment However, if you are not about that life and are just a civilian going about your business, calling the authorities when a. Worse, prosecutors may threaten to bring charges against those you love. On "Snitches & Rats," 21 Savage reunites with his cousin and fellow 4L member, Young Nudy. Repeat as necessary. 2004-2021 Whos A Rat. If you answer, "Yes, its 3:30," you've shown a willingness to please and to give more information than is asked. With either option, you're still making a confession. Back in the late sixties or thereabouts, there was a federal case in which Treasury agents latched on to a printer who was willing to fantasize about doing some counterfeiting. Discuss incidents with cohorts, family and your group. On the other hand, if you rat each other out, you may both get a lesser sentence. If you're a political activist, keep your nose clean in other ways. If you believe there's a snitch in your group Several sources are reporting that "Beatbox" rapper SpotemGottem ratted out Y&R Mookey to the feds. They have no honor to lose and everything they say and do is based on profit or benefit to them.". Just say, "I didn't do it," "I'm innocent," "That's false." He doesn't sell secrets for power or cash, he betrays the trust of his team or his family hoping to save his own cowardly a**. 1)Rats are medium-sized rodents with a long tail. Steve explains: "Three of us who fairly trusted each other wondered how bad we were compromised and decided to try a test. Or a snitch who's working for the local PD may be unknown to the FBI, who might be interested to learn about other things he's up to. It doesn't matter where you fall in the political spectrum or even if you're apolitical. A 'snitch' and a 'rat' are colloquial terms for criminals who decide to cooperate with law enforcement in order to protect themselves. (intr) to act as an informer. If prosecutors can find any inkling of a defendant's disposition to the crime, went Rehnquist's logic, then the person is guilty, no matter how outrageous or abusive the government agents' behavior. It happens all too often these days. ur literally a dork stfu. Contributors came from all walks of life from the ultra-respectable to the underground. Post the snitch's photo, address, or other personal details online unless that violates a law in your area. Copyright And don't imagine that "mere" innocence will protect you. So, if someone calls you a rat, it's not like being called a fox. We used to call them bimpees where I grew up." Know the laws, potential sentences, and likely prosecutorial practices against any crimes you're committing. On yet another hand, you realize that if you both remain silent, you both may go free but you have absolutely no idea what your companion is doing and the cops have given you both quite a lot of incentive to rat each other out. Also be aware that sometimes they don't HAVE to lie to get what they want from you. All of them are just plain rats and they're as welcome in the company of good people as rats are in a pantry. Good cop will appear to be sincerely caring about your predicament. I'll pay you. They will toss you aside like a piece of maggoty meat when you no longer serve their purposes. But some people will distrust you; that's just reality. Snitches are everywhere and their use is growing. You should have had one before you agreed to snitch, but definitely get one to advise you now. However, if you're very sure a person is a rat and you want to take further steps to render the snitch ineffective or miserable, here are some milder, but potentially effective, tactics. The Throwaways A New Yorker article on young, naive snitches who were murdered because the cops they were pressured into working for didn't give a rat's butt about them. What do you do? Rats are thin-tailed, medium-size rodents that originated in Asia and Australia but are now found all over the world. Also, remember that the Internet is the greatest snitch out there. It is a method of interview and interrogation (read: psychological manipulation) specifically designed to produce confessions. Here are seven things you may not have known about Hill. If you make a mistake draw one line through the word and write your initials next to it. Someone asks you to do something illegal or dangerous that he could just as easily do himself or have done elsewhere. But there are NO guarantees. Due to the Tremendous amount of Information contained on this website and the Exorbitant amount of bandwidth needed and other operating costs, we are forced to charge a small membership fee, Members are allowed to View All Information and Post New Information, including access to the Informant Profiles, Agent Profiles, Message Board, Important Case Law, Top Secret Documents, Latest News, the Refer a Lawyer section and all of our recommended links. and the person replies, "No," then they can never, ever bust you. ), 3. There are two people I am allowed to credit: cover designer Keith Perkins and illustrator Travis Halverson, whose "no rattin'" drawing you'll find at the end of the book. 8 min read. . And in nearly every case the courts allow them to get away with it. While still saying it's a bad idea, it did have the effect of discouraging the general populace from working with the enemy. There are jailhouse snitches either deliberately planted in your cell after you've been arrested or just opportunists who happen to be there and are willing to share whatever you say (or make up lies about things you said). Sometimes pressure to snitch is just a gambit and nothing terrible will happen to you for refusing. It's also important to remember that a person who makes a false accusation of snitching is acting like a snitch himself. You'll know it when they open the door. Even an innocent and harmless misstatement can be twisted into a prison sentence for you (search on "Martha Stewart prison" for an example). Years later, archives all over the Internet still tell the story; you can easily find a copy of Black's snitch letter. That's quite impressive. But some very decent folks might want to open their arms to a "reformed" snitch. (NOT TALKING may also help you in other ways, but here we're just talking about avoiding being pressured into snitching.). If you become a snitch and don't regret it enough to stop, then to hell with you. If you use email, encrypt it. Plus, you are now subject to arrest for new charges, usually, Lying to LE or Obstruction, indictable crimes, and you've done so on tape. There is simply no group that cannot be infiltrated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Don't try to outwit them. Contributors included lawyers, former cops, security specialists, political activists, members of the drug culture, business executives in "sensitive" fields, outlaw bikers, and in a couple of cases people whose identities are so deeply secret that I couldn't credit them even if I wanted to. Haug inserted himself so persuasively into the group that he became the best man at the leader's wedding. One female Norway rat may give birth to up to 20 young in a year. Chances are, if you're a non-violent political activist or small-time dealer of "college type" drugs who got busted and turned, your friends will hate you but won't beat you up or kill you if they learn you snitched on them. So do prosecutors and virtually all government investigators. They may well be up to nefarious deeds that their handlers in the police departments or government agencies don't know. They'll make wild, baseless accusations anything to get a response. It can be fun to watch pet rats mimicking each other's behaviors. Just because we talk about them as lesser beings doesn't mean some of them aren't tough as nails fighters and brawlers. Then, when you resist getting into dubious activities, he drops all interest in you (he's looking for an easier mark). It's sadly true. They may tell you that a friend arrested with you is already singing like a bird, and you should, too, if you want to save your ass (see "The Prisoner's Dilemma" later in this book). By comparison, the common house rat is about 20 inches (50 cm) long and weighs approximately 12 ounces (0.34 kg). And all the while he was recording hundreds of hours of conversations and aggressively trying to get the group to cook up a "bomb plot." Explain the kind of pressures that were put on you. Brief your group on known or suspected surveillance. What if you agree to do it, then before you actually snitch on anybody, you realize you don't want to, can't, and won't betray other people? Little or no direct eye contact? Even if you don't think you're admitting anything incriminating, you're opening yourself up to every jailbird who might want to trade information, even false information about you, to the cops. Describe what you felt and endured. Again remember: Everything we say about not talking to cops also goes for every, single kind of government agent, local, state, national, or international. "A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit." "A lot of black people worked with the police as snitches. The "nicest" cop is still not your friend. What if your lawyer advises you to snitch? Definition - one who snitches; a tattletale. Years ago, when the New York Libertarian Party was starting up, a new member joined and became active. Good cop will give you acceptable justifications. Someone starts agitating to have your group do something outside the group's purposes. When "the authorities" have arrested you and want to turn you into a snitch, they have a powerful phenomenon on their side. There are a few sorts of lies that are so egregious that if a police officer tells them the case against you may be thrown out of court (attorney Jamie Spencer gives an example here). Don't ramble and make excuses. How do YOU treat an exposed snitch? In the 1980s and 1990s, the African National Congress punished perceived collaborators with the monstrous method called "necklacing." Compared to mice, rats are much larger, have coarser fur, and have proportionately larger heads and feet. quicklist: 1title: He Was Kicked Out of Witness Protectiontext: After his 1980 arrest on a narcotics-trafficking charge, Hill turned "rat . Rats are the second most successful mammals in the world, behind humans. I intended to acknowledge the dozens of people who contributed to this book. The Mafia would famously send stool pigeons to "sleep with the fishes.". They may say they already "know everything," so you might as well tell "your side of the story" to make others look worse than you. Similar to cats, rats will scent mark with urine to communicate with . This is a technique that can be used by people who photograph or videotape cops at work, people who legally open-carry weapons, or people who are legally protesting. You may gain friends and supporters by openly revealing how the cops treated you and how you ultimately resisted. Good cop always leaves out option #3, you can DENY that you're guilty at all! Because once they get you to start talking, they're trained in how to keep you talking. All they think is, "Oh, Group X; yeah, they're a bunch of violent loonies. Turn them in to the "legitimate" authorities. Then if your lawyer pressures you to accept any agreement that involves snitching, get a new lawyer. Rats are often associated with filth and disease. Do not post sensitive material on social media, Do not talk to cops or indeed any government agents about anything. / (snt) slang / verb. It's reported that 6ix9ine is considered vulnerable, since he has severe asthma. Got a blog, a Twitter account, a Facebook page? The official Reid Interrogation has nine steps, beginning with an accusation of guilt and ending with a confession. They will disrupt you mid-word, tell you to shut up, tell you it's not your turn to talk, anything just to keep you from denying your guilt. Snitches & Rats (Interlude) by 21 Savage Limited Time Offer: Get 50% off the first year of our best annual plan for artists with unlimited uploads, releases, and insights. First you should start with the date. It wouldn't kill them, but everyone who saw a former activist lurching down the street on destroyed knees knew what he was. He "cuts them out of the herd" in order to pull them into illegal plots. 9. Go for it. What to do if you believe a snitch is personally targeting you He was always willing to do everything he was asked to help do (petition, run Nolan chart tables, etc.). The mere fear of them destroys trust, friendship, and cohesiveness. And worse, you think the person is, or even might be, targeting you. React to any one of their scenarios or agree to anything they suggest here, and you're not getting away until you sign a confession and give them the names and information they want. So if you suspect someone of snitching but you have no solid reason for your suspicions, it's usually just best to detach yourself from the person while remaining watchful. In Michigan, meanwhile, Allen's information "helped authorities indict 20 people in the drug trade and resulted in the conviction and sentencing of four major drug . After all, you're just a snitch. The other side is playing for keeps and to them rules are irrelevant inconveniences. But they're among the most common ones. They identify and exploit weaknesses you didn't know you had. They tarnish otherwise legitimate political movements. Do not do anything in that person's presence or within that person's knowledge that you wouldn't do in front of your mother. 2- Sleek Swimmers 3- Tail Tales 4- One-fourth a Look a Like 5- Winter Soldiers 6- No stopping the teeth 7- Smart Eater 8- Deep Sleepers 9- American Mouse 10- Disease Distributors Often the victims of snitches have committed "crimes" that are much less serious than those of the snitch himself. (Smaller thin-tailed rodents are just as often indiscriminately referred to as mice.) They'll tell you the only way to save yourself is to tell your side of the story. Warmth - Rats are looking for some place cozy that will keep them and their babies warm. Many otherwise-smart people have been drawn into their traps because they failed to recognize not only the specific techniques listed in the last section but because they failed to understand the psychology of snitchery and entrapment. This person may be hoping the cops will pay with money, drugs, or ongoing criminal immunity for her dubious "services." Consider going public with your situation. However, the police are going to keep you apart through this process as best they can, which makes the temptation to betray seem the only logical, self-protective course of action. A good lawyer will rip a snitch apart and develop reasonable doubt in the eyes of a judge or jury. "What do you think of these new reforms they keep talking about?" Seeking self-justification, you might tell yourself you're just an innocent who got dragged into the whole situation by the other person. Again, we have to stress that there are no magic bullets; you might be blindsided and severely damaged by a snitch despite your best instincts and best efforts at OpSec. Do not try to turn the tables on them. The lines between "mere" snitches and agents provocateurs are blurring. You'll be wise if you have a good lawyer on your side from the get-go. The police officer is NOT your friend Describe why and how you refused to become a tool of the police. Some will just protect you, period. Turner used another infamous tactic of snitches; he constantly urged, and even threatened, violence against public officials. how to pass the achiever test; macavity: the mystery cat analysis Freeze them out of all activities and discussions. They'll even tell you your dog is ugly. On the contrary, we advise in the strongest terms possible against them.
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