RATS! Your Guide to Protecting Yourself Against Snitches, Informers, Informants, Agents Provocateur, Narcs, Finks, and Similar Vermin by Wolfe, Claire -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents Acknowledgements

This book is for you if ... What exactly is a snitch? What makes snitches so dangerous? A fact to remember

PART ONE

Recognizing and Avoiding Snitches

FIRST RULE:

Learn and practice good security consciousness Attorney safety tip: Tip from experience: Recognizing a snitch Advice from the underground On the other hand, appearances can be deceiving. What makes snitches so persuasive? Case in point: Steve Haug Another point to remember about snitches "Mere" snitching vs active entrapment Times have changed...not for the better Dangerous myths about snitches and undercover agents Attorney safety tip: What to do if you believe a snitch is personally targeting you It's an old joke, but ...

PART TWO

A Snitch Uncovered If you believe there's a snitch in your group One interesting (though dangerous) way to ID snitches Here's one way to spot a snitch! HISTORICAL ways of dealing with known snitches How do YOU treat an exposed snitch? A modern shunning Repairing the damage snitches do Beware of accusing someone who might not be a snitch

PART THREE

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET BUSTED? You may be pressured to become a snitch Do NOT talk to cops. Period. Attorney safety tip: The police officer is NOT your friend Attorney safety tip: The Prisoner's Dilemma Mindset: The common territory between snitches and victims What happens if you refuse to snitch? What if your lawyer advises you to snitch? What happens if you become a snitch — and regret it? What happens to you if you snitch and your friends find out? The rest of your life if you do snitch

Appendix 1

The Reid Interrogation TechniqueTM By "Just Waiting"

Appendix 2

Some Commonsense OpSec Addendum on note-taking (Facts, Acts, and Circumstantial)

Appendix 3

Line up a lawyer How to hire the right lawyer

Appendix 4

Other helpful resources Dealing with snitches How cops deal with snitches Online advice on dealing with police An online guide to interrogation techniques Books