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It's rude. You're making someone take their time to read something you couldn't bother to write. You're telling them they were so unimportant you couldn't be bothered to actually take the time to say something yourself. And frankly, you're lying about it while you're at it.

Cops are everywhere at night. There’s generally nothing for them to do but patrol and they have quotas to fill. Knowing your rights and legalities can ensure you walk away unscathed.

Personally, cops are just a pesky nuisance to me. However, my experience is not universal because I have certain privileges and so do the people I dumpster dive with.

Things that are generally illegal: dumpster diving where it is specifically outlawed, trespassing, breaking and entering, littering, dumping trash in a dumpster that is not yours

Dumpster diving: In general, always check beforehand if dumpster diving is legal where you know you’ll be dumpster diving, that way you’ll be more prepared to handle getting caught either way. To find out if dumpster diving is prohibited by local law, search “dumpster diving law” + the town you’ll be diving in. Do this for every town in your area.

Trespassing: If you are caught dumpster diving and you are told to leave, just leave. Say “sorry I didn’t see the sign”, get your stuff, and go. If you are told to leave by the owner of the property you are on and you don’t leave, you are trespassing. If you know you are trespassing, you are trespassing. You can get arrested for trespassing.

Breaking and entering: Breaking and entering is illegal. It sends a brash statement to the people who use that dumpster about dumpster divers, so don’t do this wilynily. Property owners may respond by putting up cameras, asking police to patrol the area, and in general, making it more difficult and/or riskier to dumpster dive there.

Littering: If you take trash bags out of the dumpster to get better access to loot, always put them back. In general always clean up any trash around, that way nobody can claim you’re littering.

Dumping trash: This is throwing away personal trash in someone else’s dumpster. It’s not what dumpster divers do, but you may be accused of dumping trash because it’s common and illegal.

Know your rights: From ACLU.org, “Being stopped by police is a stressful experience that can go bad quickly. Here we describe what the law requires and also offer strategies for handling police encounters. We want to be clear: The burden of de-escalation does not fall on private citizens — it falls on police officers. However, you cannot assume officers will behave in a way that protects your safety or that they will respect your rights even after you assert them. You may be able to reduce risk to yourself by staying calm and not exhibiting hostility toward the officers. The truth is that there are situations where people have done everything they could to put an officer at ease, yet still ended up injured or killed.” I suggest reading this page and looking up your rights based on where you live. This might seem unnecessary, but knowing your rights could buy you your safety or even your life.

If you are approached by cops and you’re not doing anything illegal, stay calm and talk to them, mostly they’re bored and curious about what your doing. They’ll usually ask for your ID, for this reason, always have your ID in your car (but not on you, bc you could lose it). Make sure all your tickets are paid off and you don’t have any outstanding warrants out for your arrest.

Cops are everywhere, especially at night (and where you can’t see them). FOLLOW ALL TRAFFIC LAWS including staying under the speed limit and always using turn signals. Cops are bored at night and have quotas to fill, and none of us need a ticket.

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