[roadcat]

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”

When I've been asked by cops “do you know why I pulled you over?”, I answer "I have no idea at all". That ends the baiting by the cops and they have to explain their reasons. Don't start guessing what you did wrong; sometimes you're innocent but just a convenient target.

[envisio]

Yep. That goes back to the “you don’t have to prove you are innocent.. the onus is on the state to prove your guilt”

[trisham]

I’ve been pulled over once, and I was so terrified I could barely speak. I think the cop felt sorry for me. He was very nice.