1. Am I being detained?
2. Do you have a warrant?
3. What is the purpose of this visit?
If the answer to the first two questions is no, then wish them a nice day and close your door. If the answer is yes to the first two, then advise them that any further interaction will have to take place in the presence of an attorney.
Additional tips. Have a storm door that locks. When the police show up do not open it. Do not go out.
h/t noumenon. posting good advice upthread for the “knock and talk”if one of the 87,000 new hires show up at your place:
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You may be subject to a “knock and talk” visit including two FBI agents and one local law enforcement agent. It’s basically a fishing expedition and you are not obliged to give them anything. The correct response is to interrupt their narrative by politely asking three questions:
1. Am I being detained?
2. Do you have a warrant?
3. What is the purpose of this visit?
If the answer to the first two questions is no, then wish them a nice day and close your door. If the answer is yes to the first two, then advise them that any further interaction will have to take place in the presence of an attorney.