Posted on 07/24/2015 10:09:35 AM PDT by Paul46360
Just so you know your rights.
My thoughts Exactly!
Marker
Number one rule when you’re involved in an encounter with an officer, particularly after a self defense situation...never ever ever ever give a statement to the cops w/o legal representation present.
Be respectful and polite. Give your name, provide him with your identification, but never make a statement out on the street w/o an atty.. Never act like a jerk and run your mouth to the officer. If the officer gets baligerant or aggressive...shut up. Don’t say a word.
In a situation where you’ve been tramatized or your juices are flowing, as honest as you mean to be, your judgement is clouded. You may say something that may come back to haunt you later. It is better to make a statement after consulting a lawyer, after you’ve calmed down and reflect a bit.
Just sayin.
Grief! Behave like a civilized human being and comply with the LEO’s requests. If anything seems out of bounds, file a complaint at a later time.
You mean to stop and obey, only to have to stop and obey another day. At some point the abuse of police powers have to stop, and if resisting when the police are clearly out of line is the only way to do it then I hope I have the courage to do so should the occasion warrant.
The one thing I don’t engage in is letting the cop get me to guess what I did wrong. If an officer ever asks me “do you know why I pulled you over?” I just politely say “honestly I think I’ll have to let you tell me”
Cops say that in order to get you to make a voluntary confession.
One time, a cop pulled me over on the highway and asked me "Do you know how fast you were going?". I replied "I wasn't keeping track, I was moving along with the flow of traffic".
He let me go.
Never make a statement which can be considered an un-coerced confession.
bkmk
Right you are..but da yuts were told to question authority.
Stopped once for tailgating..told the cop that I was keeping a safe distance until the drive ahead of me slowed way down without using brakes and I couldn’t slow fast enough..was let go. My daughter couldn’t believe it.
You have the right to comply with all orders, lawful or otherwise.
You have the right to get on your stomach with your hands behind your head.
You have the right to remain silent so as not to antagonise the officer of the law.
You have the right to step out of your vehicle and place your hands on the hood of your car.
You have the right to watch as the officer illegally searches your vehicle without a warrant.
You have the right to fruitlessly appeal the illegal confiscation of your traveling funds by the local law enforcement office.
Yes, officer. I picked the wrong backwater, s***hole state/county/city to drive through.
That happened to me too years ago, but I got a ticket. The person in front of me that was slowing down in the no passing zones, then speeding up in the passing zones was the cop himself.
In retrospect, I should have kept my cool. When he asked me why I was following so close, I told him: "The guy that was ahead of me apparently doesn't know how to maintain his speed". He wasn't amused, but it was the absolute truth.
They are revenue collectors, nothing more.
“If an officer ever asks me “do you know why I pulled you over?” I politely say “honestly I think I’ll have to let you tell me”.
Here is a response that will definitely get you a ticket (a coworker of my son actually said this..) Officer: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” His response: “Because you got C’s and D’s in high school?”
Drive down pretty much ANY major street in any major city after 10 PM during Christmas/New Year’s, July 4 or other major holiday weekend.
You’ll likely find a friendly little thing called a DWI check, where they can still toss your butt in the pokey simply because they don’t like the cut of your jib.
BTDTGTS, with $581 in fees and fines last September.
And they will impound your car for a month just because they can, and you get to pay the tow company a month’s fees.
When I was a kid, they were nearly all officers friendly, with an occasional jerk.
Today, they’re mainly jackwads, with a rare professional.
I usually reply with: “Why. . .Don’t you know?”
This is one that still bothers me. I was walking in my neighborhood when cops rolled up on me. I was asked to show ID.
I was told that someone had reported a suspicious person looking in parked cars.
I thought briefly about refusing to produce ID, but chickened out and did. But, it still bothers me that I did not press the matter just a bit more than I did.
Ha. It'd almost be worth the ticket.
Went through one "safety check" in the city of Atlanta, on Piedmont ave just south of the entrance of the Driving Club. Probably just the police chief of color sticking it to whitey, lol.
I was zipping along on the Glendale freeway many years ago. I saw a Highway Patrol catching up to me in the next lane. He hadn’t turned on the red light, but I pulled over to the curb and stopped.
He pulled in behind, got out and walked up to the driver’s side. I rolled down my window. He asked why I pulled over. I said I was speeding. He said my honesty was refreshing, and he let me go. This was about ‘91, I think, so maybe things have changed.
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