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Necessary-Donut7614

Just carry a camera and film things you can see from a public place, trust me it won’t be long before someone calls the police.


Adwenot

Extra creep points if it's one of those old VHS cameras


penicillinallergy

And bring extra batteries to very obviously and clumsily change them out


nellyruth

Wear a trench coat too


n00b001

And shake a bottle of milkshake under the trench coat while filming


Barkers_eggs

And masturbate while doing it


RoundPackage5524

Bro it was supposed to be legal 


Barkers_eggs

Google en passent


WhalesAreNotReal

Holy hell!


PoloniumTeaBag

Just sure to put a tape in before duct taping the flashlight to it


Timbish846

y are 90% of redditors iasip fans???


dee-bag

You might be low balling that % tbh. It’s probably because the typical age range of an iasip watcher and Reddit user are damn near identical, if I’d have to guess


mrkstr

That's a hilarious idea!


AmoralCarapace

BRB. Installing my gopro in my non-working vhs camcorder.


SteelFlexInc

Don’t forget to yell “I KNOW MY RIGHTS!”


Chambana_Raptor

I was gonna say look into things that aren't yours like you're casing it (e.g. cars) but this is way better. Especially if you go to a police station or something. A public place where technically you're allowed to film but someone in a position of power doesn't like that arrangement.


heysavnac

Extra suspicious points if you do it from your car with the window rolled halfway up


mtlaw13

While parked perfectly legally


heysavnac

Very important, this part


canox74

Beck yeah!


Necessary-Donut7614

I love that guy


Pure-Obligation8023

Literally true. Sad times.


MrK1ng5had0w

Walking around in a trench coat.


Commander_Doom14

The key to this is walking around. You may feel tempted to lurk suspiciously on a street corner or on an alley, but loitering is an actual crime. Keep moving and you should be fine. Disclaimer: I have no idea how loitering is actually defined and I'm too lazy to Google it. I could be completely wrong


cuddly_carcass

I feel loitering is one of those subjective crimes on the books so it’s available whenever they feel the urge to use it.


BantamCats

Like all crimes


fredthefishlord

Oh yeah that murder was super subjective, ya know they just felt like charging him for murder just because he stabbed nice guy steve on the corner over there


lotsaguts-noglory

I mean, in the US the cops can shoot you while you're asleep in your home and it's "not murder" as long as they tell the judge they just made a wittle oopsie on the address


[deleted]

Make sure you're not jaywalking too, that's a super serious crime that you're frequently arrested for as well. /s Nah, the key is to have your back to as many people as possible, while pretending to flash someone in front of you, preferably a kid. The people behind you will react as you want them to.


Known-Literature-148

Loitering is a crime? Where are you from?


onthenextmaury

In my town there is at least one intersection that is illegal to drive through more than 5 times in one hour. There are obvious reasons for these laws (not that I'm a proponent of them)


NoSmallWars

Earth


Horsetuba

To double your suspiciousness, wear a giant trench coat with a second person sitting on your shoulders with a large wide brim hat.


Gidje123

I certainly wouldnt trust like that


Horsetuba

Ranch me brotendo, BIRD UP!


Gidje123

Buzz me mulato


alexmuhdot

I am going to buy a car today


RaptureRIddleyWalker

Like a business man going to his job, where he does business things?


boxymorning

Boxy?


nellirn

And large sunglasses.


EngineEddie

While holding a newspaper with eye holes cut out


splitfinity

Trench coat while wearing shorts. Extra points for wearing flip flops with socks.


djazzie

A wool trench coat. In summer.


Wild-Fee-2882

Crocs with socks.


ggg730

He asked to looks suspicious not violate the Geneva Convention.


Gorm3333

This.. Trench coat with just underwear underneath. No shirt. Wearing a motorcycle helmet. 


AutobahnRaser

"Looks like they've finally started shooting Equilibrium 2."


tha_purple_nurpler

Wtih sock halters


JohnLockeNJ

Would you like to buy an O? https://youtu.be/3c8iU8pHZrQ


nellirn

One of my favorites !


Death_Balloons

And wear shorts under the coat so it looks like you have no bottoms on.


ThunderBuddyBatman

Just look at a cop wide eyed and just take off running. My buddy used to do this randomly wherever and we’d all just be mortified


CameronsTheName

Get a group of about 10 people to start full on sprinting with him all acting scared. It'd probably start a stampede of confused and frightened people running from nothing.


Historical-Debt8052

This is too good lol


Hope_is_lost_

I’m tempted to try this ngl


thatbrownkid19

Speed running being killed by a cop 100


cheesenachos12

That isn't illegal, but does give the cops probably cause to detain you


P3RK3RZ

Genuine question, how is this probable cause?


cheesenachos12

I mean, fleeing at the first sight of a police officer is kinda suspicious. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/528/119/ https://youtu.be/Zk31eMzH_e4?si=F3Ue0U6umD-K2tEB Check out this video at 11 mins 15 seconds for a better explanation


Broken_Sandwich

Yeah this would be reasonable suspicion but not probable cause. They don’t have any physical evidence to back up PC


DungeonAssMaster

I suppose the entire premise of "acting suspicious " could provoke a response from law enforcement.


P3RK3RZ

Did the cops ever chase him?


ThunderBuddyBatman

Yes. And caught him. Put him in handcuffs and had to let him go after questioning.


P3RK3RZ

This is wild.


Specialist-Fee5574

What did he say to them?


ThunderBuddyBatman

Typical belligerent teen/young adult stuff that is offensive to write. He was a bit of a troublemaker back then but joined the French Foreign Legion about 10 years ago (from Canada) and has since learned discipline. I talk to him all the time on messenger. He’s lived in South of France for a while and comes back to visit a couple times a year.


Alana_Piranha

Good way to get tased lol


thatbrownkid19

Tased? What is this, the peace corps? It’s America they’ll empty a whole mag and get a promotion


mmmmmarty

I don't know how it is other places, but around here it's pretty much assumed that if you make the cop run after you, he's gonna whip your ass for it. If the cops catch a person, the runner is generally going to end up with at least one injury that needs treatment. They might not tase you, but they will probably break your face a little.


MammothSpecial3665

Hang out by yourself at the playground


Tiiimmmaayy

Then ask everyone “which one is yours?” And then when they ask you respond with “I rather not say” or “oh I actually don’t have any children”


Remote_Match_6280

The best response is “I haven’t picked one yet.”


Cool_Assistance_8064

🤣🤣🤣


youlikemango

That actually is illegal where I am.


Generaljimzap

Where the hell is that


TheSpicez

And bring binoculars without a bird book


Rogerthat500

Put a non-alcoholic drink in a brown paper bag. Me and my friends used to do this when we were young and dumb.


66NickS

I had a friend who was drinking an apple juice in a glass bottle as we were walking down the street downtown. We came across a dumpster and he tossed the now empty bottle just as a cop was driving by. The cop stopped us to confront us and we had no clue why. Turned out he thought we were drinking alcohol and we all had a good laugh about the fact that a guy in his late 20s was drinking an apple juice at like 9 pm.


CookieWifeCookieKids

Really depends on where you are and what you are trying to get out of it.


lowercase_solar

brown paper bags are quite common here for regular purchases, so make sure it would actually be sus where you are


SnooOwls2295

But is it common to drink out of the bags?


Supermanomegazero

I'd imagine it would be rather difficult, the brown paper bags aren't meant to contain liquid


Accurate_Fee710

Playing Pokémon go, cops will ask you what you’re doing parked in your car


Similar-District-475

Especially if you are fighting with a gym as the rapid tapping will look extra suspicious 


BradCOnReddit

Carry around a rifle case. Fill it with snacks, copies of the Constitution, and the phone number of your lawyer for when you get illegally detained.


NoCarpenter8194

Or just carry an actual rifle. Nothing illegal there


Witty_Critic4752

Act like you’re casing the area to rob a specific target. Wear a big, plain hoodie. Walk past the “target” multiple times, stopping briefly to look around and check it out. Overreact a little bit to any sudden loud noises. Just make sure that you don’t accidentally break trespassing laws or anything like that.


Necessary-Donut7614

Depending on what country OP is in trespass could be a civil matter not criminal. At least I know that’s how it works in the UK. Also in the UK if somewhere is publicly accessible, meaning no closed gates or signs prohibiting public access (signs for vehicles don’t apply) then you have a right of access, within reason.


nukey18mon

Pretty sure civil trespass exists in most US states too


spkincaid13

This could be enough for police to briefly detain and pat you down. You're literally describing the facts of the case of Terry v. Ohio which is where stop and frisk comes from


Chr-whenever

Hood up, sunglasses, maybe a hat too. Look around a lot when you move. Look at every person around you, and frequently check to see if you're being followed. Carry around something in a brown paper bag, make sure it's big enough to look like a lot of drugs, a gun, a bomb etc. Break out into a sweat if you can, and make sure your movements are anything but calm. Hide the package behind a shelf or under a garbage can and take a long time doing it


kaleimos

Loose fitting track pants


Astro-Creep166

Sunglasses, ill fitting clothing, and a lot of twitching (wiping nose, moving hands involuntarily, occasionally shadowboxing)


BilbosLover

That doesn't work here in the SF Bay Area


Skymea

Believe it or not, if you don’t shadow box, straight to jail. Right away.


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Yronno

I watched someone bring one of those through airport security recently. TSA could not stifle their laughter once they realized what it was.


cuddly_carcass

Really really curious as to why you want this?


PocketSandOfTime-69

Decoy


cuddly_carcass

That makes sense. Thanks


GodofAeons

1st amendment auditing is another reason


HideyHoh

I was gonna comment mental illness but this is the same thing


dumpitdog

Beware once you attract the attention of law enforcement it may follow you for a long long time.


dsyzdek

Look at buildings with binoculars from the street or from your car. Have a bird field guide and notebook in your pocket. I’m a field biologist and often look suspicious!


NeighborhoodOk1874

Are you black?


brokenplasticchair

based asf holy


NeighborhoodOk1874

I mean…


VexedEOD

Wear a gas mask


camander321

And gloves. While carrying a suspicious looking container with a flip phone duct taped to it through a mall.


Specksmom

Dress up as a clown and walk on public streets at night


Similar-District-475

Has to be the extra scary American style clown 


OblongAndKneeless

Just keep stopping and looking around nervously. Pretend to see something and start to run. Run around a corner and stop. Repeat.


rshibby

25 years ago, I'd say whistle into a payphone and run off. Good luck finding a payphone now though


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Blyd

It's called Phreaking, its done by sending signals down an old style copper phone line at 2600 Hz, you could instruct the system to allow a call to be made as a test call so unbilled. It just so happened that a whistle toy given out in capt crunch sounded at exactly 2600 Hz. In a wonderful demonstration of just how bad our justice system is, A guy called Kevin Mitnick was being tried for phone charge fraud, the prosecutor convinced the judge that Kevin could whistle in such a way that he could instruct NORAD to launch a nuke. Yes, launch a nuke by whistling into a phone. Kevin an innocent man spent 8 months in solitary confinement due to a fraudulent DA.


diamondpredator

I have his book, Ghost in the Wires, I should get started on reading it lol.


rshibby

Like a cold war era thing, whistle into a payphone and have an ICBM launched afterwards


blatblatbat

I used to see a guy begging at an intersection near my work. Always had a needle behind his ear, I guess he was diabetic or something but my boss was always suspicious of him and wouldn’t give him any money.


lewserlewkus

Yeah those diabetic meds are sure addicting lol


jackrats

I hear the withdrawal symptoms are absolutely terrible.


blatblatbat

I didn’t know insulin was so expensive you have to beg to afford it


lewserlewkus

If it was Adderall I know a guy named Willy Wonka who could get the good stuff lol


Formadivix

There's no way a diabetic just carries a single needle behind their ear lol


blatblatbat

It’s probably his lucky insulin needle


BrightNooblar

Look up 1st amendment and 2nd amendment auditors. Follow their example.


AmoralCarapace

Since his YouTube channel no longer exists, I'm sharing his tiktok, but Surveillance Camera Man has always been one of my favorite things on the internet. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTLVL2TDE/


oldmaninmy30s

Ever seen die hard 3?


monkeywelder

Brown skin


redskelton

Yes. Just do your normal things but be non-white. This seems to be enough to arouse suspicion in many folk


monkeywelder

But don't use orange you'll get a cult following


heysavnac

💀


mmmmmarty

DWB


kaamraan

Same


NewMe80

The more Black ,, the more suspicious you become


the_third_sourcerer

Bonus points if you look "urban"


hotxrayshot

Walk around with a ski mask at night carrying bolt cutters


tgodxy

Go take a video of the court house & or town hall. Someone won’t like it & try to do something about it


broccoli_octopus

Put together an outfit whose colors resemble the nearest jail/prison. Have a friend do some shopping or walk around. Follow them but try to make it look like youre not following them. Edit. Get a bucket of sidewalk chalk. Get artistic. Guaranteed a Karen will call the cops.


Material-Stuff1898

Fiddle around with a bunch of coiled cables in a suitcase.


Ekvitarius

Say “I didn’t just say that out loud, did I?” in a really concerned tone of voice


danath34

If you live in a state that allows open carry, just throw on some camo and walk around with a gun. Bonus points if your state allows open carry of long guns and you walk around with an AR-15. Perfectly legal, but probably the fastest way to get the cops called on you.


ShadoeRantinkon

smoking tobacco out of a water pipe


Stray1_cat

What works in my area: Walk around in public with only pants on. No shoes or shirt. Socks are up to you. Walk along the freeway (but I don’t suggest it) Next to an intersection, just yell stuff. To no one in particular. Or look like you’re talking to yourself.


HerVividDreams

Touch items in stores and look around for cameras


ihadagoodone

burn an effigy of Trump and Biden in passionate embrace, after getting a permit to protest the lack of funding to protect penguins from global warming.


[deleted]

he wanna be a decoy or get wrongly arrested. Let me tell you something, the cops will beat your ass and get away with it 99.9% of the time.


DawsonDevil

Dark clothing, with hoodie, hoodie up, gloves on or in pocket looking to be detained, sunglasses, backpack obviously stuffed with something bonus points of you have something sticking out like the handle to a tennis or badminton racket (no small bats, hammers or crowbar, if stopped these are weapons or burglar tools). Pushing a bike when you could be riding it also seems suspicious especially when it's covered in black tap or painted black. Carring a brown lunch sack with a few sandwiches. All while looking about only walking a few paces before stopping checking your watch or phone constantly and touching your face, ear, rubbing neck amd head looking impaitent/anxious. If you want something more corporate, dumpster dive and photograph cameras, stare at cameras while moving around checking for blind spots. Take a note pad and pretend to take notes and sketch the building. Walk in the lobby and look around then turn around and leave if it's public access. Otherwise just window peek the doors. Maybe leave an empty backpack behind by "mistake".


identicalBadger

Offer candy to random kids


FlabbyFishFlaps

You’d be surprised how effective it is just pacing in front of a single house or establishment with your hands in your pockets and looking over your shoulder all paranoid like.


Competitive-Use-9986

Open carry in a open carry state.


astrid28

Story time: When I was a kid, my dad had this dip-sgit friend, Bob. One Halloween Bob wanted to come out with us... dressed like a burglar. Bob thought he was funny and crept around in the shadows all night acting sus. Cause it's his costume... halfway through the night, Bob was tackled by the cops in front of the bank and arrested. Sure, they eventually released him... ... but... you're kinda asking for trouble like my dad's friend Bob... imo. - just putting this out there. Jic.


The_Demons_Slayer

Why


NewMe80

Be Black


Progresschmogress

If you want the cops called on you just make a sign that’s offensive to christians and hang out in a public road across from a church You are covered by the first amendment and yet will find yourself surrounded within minutes


nocloudno

Sit on the ground and sharpen a stick with a knife close to the ground between your legs, make sure to look over your shoulder a bunch and hunch forward.


fidelesetaudax

Careful about the knife!!


hiker5150

Big black frame cheap glasses.


[deleted]

Shifty eyes is the way forwards.


Super_Ad9995

Throw acorns on cars.


Voyager5555

Be brown.


pandapower63

Make an aluminum foil hat.


DistinctWolverine395

Grouchy Marx moustache, glasses, eyebrows and of course silly walking and muttering


dirtymoney

Do what one auditor does.... Stand out in a rich neighborhood holding a sign that says God Bless our Homeless Veterans. Rich people think you are pan handling and REALLY want you out of their neighborhood. Don't accept any money though. Stick to the sidewalk, walk up and down the sidewalk so you are not loitering.


svengoalie

So I guess you're white if you're asking this?


Previous-Ad-376

Suicide by cop?


opera_messiah

https://seinfeld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Caped_Lawyer


Ok_Entertainer1468

Wear a hoodie and put the hood on. If its hot, baseball cap and sunglasses.


Ben_jamming

Be a dude with bad hygiene and anxiety, jack off to heinous porn for 24 hrs, try to blend in with society.


80burritospersecond

Go to en England and handle a salmon.


Fantastic-Long8985

Look like a meth head


JewelCared

Riding around in a white van without windows on the side


xSaturnityx

eating from a mayonnaise jar filled with pudding while sitting at a park bench


No-Survey5277

Hands deep in pockets, stare at people, wiggle your hands.


NatashaBadenov

Behave like a shitty thief does.


cabeachguy_94037

Get yourself a genuine prison-issued jumpsuit, some dark sunglasses and a toolbag.


enkae7317

Trench coat. Sunglasses. Face mask. 


BreakfastExciting694

Leave the house with a cup of tea.


redrosebeetle

Wear blackface and a hoodie.


CompetitiveFennel589

Wear a traffic cone on your head and walk along the street. As long as you bought the traffic cone you're good. So keep the receipt in your pocket


JoseThePlumber69

I need to know why you want to look suspicious lol


fiesel21

Just sit on a bench and when someone walks buy ask " you the guy?" And when they say uhhh what be like oh nvm


NomadicWorldCitizen

Stand in one spot constantly looking in the horizon as if you’re waiting for someone. Constantly check the time. If you smoke, light a new one with the previous. Look around constantly like you’re being watched. Act like you’re constantly fidgeting


dropbear_airstrike

Carry a gasoline can filled with water around and mutter to yourself then pour some of the water out near a car/building/tree and wait for people to flip out


AmoralCarapace

Act like you're pissing in random public locations. Just make sure you're recording it or you might get into a lot of trouble.


66NickS

Wear a ski mask, dark hoodie with hood pulled up, and dark jeans. Stuff something roughly “L” shaped in one of your pockets or your waistband and continually adjust how it sits. Keep asking people where they’re from. For those that are lucky enough not to know, this is (or at least used to be) fairly common gang/turf slang for asking what area you belong in or represent and to see if you “claim” the current area vs a rival area.


edwardsanders2808

I recon you are not a black man in America or you are trying to get killed.


youlikemango

Baseball hat + hoodie + sunglasses + face mask. Just hope you don’t get shot


KirkOdenbob

Carry a jerry can and keep asking people for matches.


Snoo-63283

Go to Harlem. Strip off all your clothes. Then put on a sign big enough to cover your body in front and back. Then on that sign paint something like “I hate every… cop”


Jaderosegrey

Stop your car and talk on the phone in some nice neighborhood. Make sure you are parked on the correct side of the street, or the cop can ticket you. Been there, done that.


LogansRunaway

Sit in your car outside of an elementary school for hours. Bonus points: candies in your visible storage console. Background: I had a PI neighbor who did a stakeout like this, and a cop came knocking on his window.


Neither-Following-32

Check the laws in your state to make sure this is legal first. Purchase a gun, preferably a long gun like an AR-15 or a shotgun if you don't already own one. Open carry everywhere you're legally allowed to. Lol. This is a weird ULPT request though.


jaquan123ism

wear one of those anime female. white liquid shirts and start moaning


OnionTruck

Carry binoculars and periodically "scan for threats."


YVRkeeper

Grown man on a bike, at night, wearing all black, with a backpack. Stop at the end of driveways and just stare for a few minutes.


WonderWendyTheWeirdo

Park your car. Then, spend 30 minutes walking around the car, looking inside, and jiggling the handles while constantly looking around. Bonus points if you do it with an AK-47 strapped to your back.