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‘Don’t yap to cops’: why Hasan Piker’s US customs story kicked off a backlash (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When Hasan Piker was stopped and questioned about his political views by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at Chicago’s O’Hare airport last Sunday, the popular leftwing streamer thought he knew exactly what their motive was. “Obviously the reason for why they’re doing that is, I think, to try to create an environment of fear,” he told his legion of fans on a Twitch stream in which he described his ordeal. “To try to get people like myself … to shut the fuck up.”

But the decision by Piker – a 33-year-old US citizen – to entertain the agents’ questions for nearly two hours has some of the self-described socialist’s fans and allies questioning why he didn’t do just that.

“DONT YAP TO COPS,” read one comment on Piker’s Twitch stream as he told the story live on Monday. “Bro get a lawyer next time dawg,” read another. Others deployed the peculiar argot of Twitch chats, with comments reading, “CHAT KNOW YOUR RIGHTS DinkDonk” and “YOU DON’T HAVE TO SPEAK TO THESE PEOPLE CHAT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT DinkDonk”. (DinkDonk is a custom emoji featuring Pepe the frog hitting itself in the head with a bell – an exclamation somewhere between “duh” and “wake up!”.)

The embedded YouTube video sums it up nicely.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lots of people that apparently don't know you don't get to have a lawyer when border patrol talks to you.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can certainly remain silent and ask for a lawyer if you're a U.S. citizen. Here's a good resource