"Mind if I have a look inside your car and check to see if your child seat is tight?" = Request for consent to search entire vehicle for drugs, weapons, etc.
Cops lie to citizens all the time. It's only fair citizens return the favor.
"Cops lie to citizens all the time. It's only fair citizens return the favor."
Good point. I remember that one of the reasons why they threw the book at Martha Stewart was because she lied to the Feds. But remember that it's okay for the Feds to lie to you in the course of their investigation.
The double standard is really nauseating, isn't it.
I have been to traffic court several times, and have been a witness in court as well. I have yet to see a police officer tell the truth in a court of law.
"Cops lie to citizens all the time. It's only fair citizens return the favor."
The last time I was pulled over the cop said it was because I had a taillight out. Two years later I still haven't changed that tail light and it still works just fine.
My son was stopped for speeding in a school zone. The cop, for no real reason asked to search his truck. My son refused the request. This immediately raised the question "What are you hiding?'. My son, who is well over thirty (no kid), told the cop he wasn't hiding a damn thing. The cop informed my son he could get a court order to search the truck. My son told the cop that he was late for work, but in this case he had all day, so get on and get a court order. Then my son sat down on the curb. The cop went to the patrol car, came back two seconds later, gave my son a the speeding ticket and told him to have a nice day. What crap!