You have to use the media to your advantage...the more press it gets, the less chance of your rights being violated..The police do not care about your rights. I know many cops, and they are good people and great friends, but there are always bad apples. If it is in the media and it is public, they will be more aware of your rights and they will tread more carefully. If it is not public, well they will run all over you. Its funny how it is illegal here. If the mass majority actually knew why it is illegal and the false statements that made it so in the 30's, it wouldnt be illegal now.
We live in america. In a free country there has to be a reason to make something illegal, not a reason to make it legal.