Legal Equalizer App

Ever since the death of Michael Brown last year I have been thinking about what I could do that could help change or clear up the narrative between  interactions with law enforcement and regular citizens.   There was a lot of argument going on about what really happened, and that all boiled down to the fact that there was no video of the incident.  After my own encounters with police officers who pulled me over and could not find a reason to give me tickets, I decided it was time that regular citizens found a way to protect themselves.  With that in mind I came up with the idea for the Legal Equalizer App.  

Legal Equalizer is a privately owned start-up that features a multi-faceted app aimed at promoting positive police encounters through a more legally informed citizenry. Ambiguity, uncertainty, and misinformation concerning the law often results in unnecessary conflict. The app is a crash course for citizens on what to do and what not to do when encountering law enforcement.   When you get pulled over, you open up the app, and it will start to record your interaction with the officer.  Once the app is opened, it will be a geographically based app that will let you know exactly where you are.  There will be a button that you can then press, that will send an emergency message to 3 contacts of your choice that lets them know you have been pulled over and where you are.  The app will also include your 4th amendment rights that protect you from unlawful stops and searches, and eventually it will include your local laws.  Once the interaction with the law enforcement officer is over, and you close the app or shut off your phone, your 3 contacts will automatically get a recording of the entire encounter, so that you know people that you trust and love will have a clear account of the incident from your point of view. 

I was incredibly lucky to be introduced to Martin Davis in February of this year.  Martin is an IT consultant with a background in actuarial sciences, coding, and all things technology.  Martin was working and still is working 40+ hours a week on his regular job and then coming home and doing the coding for the app.  He put together an app in a month completely on his own , and only in his spare time.  We added a couple of other coders who also work full time jobs and have only been able to dedicate their spare time on the app as well.  During the time since we have had this Beta version of the app out, the ACLU came out with an app very similar to ours.  The big difference is that their app is only working in 2 states and that all of their recordings get sent to the ACLU rather than family and friends.  This is an app for the people. 

We created this app for the people, and we are now coming to the people for help.  We have been waiting for a response from venture capitalists and angel investors, but we are tired of waiting on them considering we still have the same issues going on every single day.  This is an app for everybody.  If you are a mother that has teenage children, you should have this app, if you are a woman that drives alone a lot, you should have this app, if you are a citizen that wants to know the law, and have the law on your side, this is the app for you.  We are not asking for a lot of money from you.  We are only asking that you donate $5-$10 to this project, and then we ask that you share this project with the 3 people that you would contact and ask them to donate.  If you want to donate more, we won't stop you, but we are only asking for a small amount in hopes that we can finish developing this app that we believe will help the people.  Thank you so much ahead of time for all of your help.