LAWYER: Police LIES & DUMB Questions: 10 Best Responses!

[@ldens6694]

I let cops search my car *once*. they ripped up my brand new car, panels, etc. my lunch and gym bag - strewn all over the car, left it open and my papers went everywhere. The answer is always no now.

[@hamptonlawfirm]

Same happened to me! 100%

[@WillieFufu-lo1nb]

@Fortworthcriminallawyers when the cops searched your car was you a Lawyer or did it happened before you were a Lawyer?

[@JAKEC2C]

Same here, once at border patrol! Next time border patrol wanted to search, I said no thank you. They said I couldn't decline search and I said again no thanks, they detained us for about 30 minutes, then let us go.

[@ianbattles7290]

"Per my lawyer's advice, I cannot let you search my vehicle *unless you have a warrant."*

[@paulvandervelden4087]

because at one time it was yes.....when this and all the other videos tell u 100x to not allow the po po to search?

[@joesbanjointerests9281]

It is terrible. I used to think cops and judges were the innocent people's friend and protector. Now I have found out innocent people go to jail every day

[@GregHaverlah]

This is 100percent true.

[@johnpopoff7950]

Cops, prosecutors and judges are the dirtiest POS'S.

[@jimpryor99]

So do guilty people.

[@joesbanjointerests9281]

@@jimpryor99 Yes they do. I have played music in various detainment centers and some folks told me they were innocent. I had a hard time believing them but now I know it happens often. We will end qualified immunity and hopefully legislative immunity in my state soon.

[@bigd3104]

1: license 2: registration 3: proof of insurance 4: "Officer am I being detained, or am I free to leave?" If detained: "Officer I invoke my fifth amendment right to remain silent and I do not consent to a search of my vehicle". Then....... STFU!!!!!! If he says free to leave: DRIVE AWAY...... Simple, concise and to the point.

[@michaelkatz7862]

Easier to say "id rather not". Or just don't say anything. It's silly all the advice on particular words to say. You both know the language. (not talking isn't evidence. But the officer can testify to ALL of your demeanor. Excited, angry, fidgeting, screaming, staggering, and not talking. It's up to a jury to decide what that means, if it even can go to your intent. It's just part of the whole. Even a confession isn't enough. I've never seen a case where a confession was the main evidence. It's suspect, but if it were suppressed on a technicality, the case is out the windows. DAs don't want that. I'm a retired police Detective).

[@bigd3104]

@@michaelkatz7862 Berghuis v. Thompkins, Salinas v. Texas. Supreme Court rulings clarifying that invoking your Fifth Amendment right must be made verbally, not just being silent when questioned.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

@@bigd3104 LOOK FOR ALL THEIR LEOS BWCs RED LIGHTS OF BEING ON CAMERA, BUT AUDIO??? ALWAYS RECORD FOR YOUR SAFTEY. SO YOU DON'T HAVE THEIR MUTED HUDDLES PRIOR TO GROUP WRITING REPORTS SUBSTANTIATING THEIR POVS.

[@bigd3104]

@@georgedunkelberg5004 ALWAYS record, always. Cameras don't lie. Unlike....Well... You know

[@VioletWings1353]

You're always detained during a lawful traffic stop. That's a given.

[@ianbattles7290]

Is anyone else terrified that the police can completely destroy your vehicle in the hopes of finding some sort of contraband and then just leave you screwed when they don't find anything???

[@erictheslayer561]

Yes it happend to me I was driving my mom's new Toyota camry when they said they smelled weed they tore up every thing in that car didn't find anything and just left me there.

[@bigchooch4434]

Not so much terrified as disgusted.

[@stomper2582]

@@erictheslayer561sounds like you are good at hiding things. 👍

[@ianbattles7290]

@@stomper2582 Then what does it take to prove your innocence???? If a complete lack of contraband doesn't prove you are innocent, *what will???*

[@timlewis2068]

@@stomper2582sounds like you graduated from the police academy.

[@alexanders562]

I had a brother in law who was a police officer. If you think that taking someones car apart and leaving that person with the mess as they drive away is not funny to police, you are wrong. I heard him tell me how funny they find it and they laugh as they drive away. Protecting ourselves from that behavior is what this is about.

[@bherenow]

This is every citizen's fear....that this sort of abuse is pathological....

[@tr-tl8mv]

FTP

[@JustMe-sb8vf]

Again proof of narcissistic, malicious habit showing characteristics of ASPD as defined by ICD-10-CM Code F60.2 characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others... with Type 1 starting in childhood and Type 2 - pattern is present by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations and contexts. The essential features include a pattern of impulsivity and instability of behaviors, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. There may be uncontrollable anger and depression. The pattern is present by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations and contexts. The saying "it takes a criminal to catch a criminal". I'm not saying ALL officers because I've known some with a servants heart that truly just wanted to make the world safer. But like unicorns, they're a rare exception and often never seen to the point that their existence is the stuff of myths and legends.

[@scottburton509]

@@bherenow And people wonder why cops are being ambushed.

[@surferdude4487]

Be polite. Do not consent to search. If the officer insists on searching anyway, take a moment to explain to the officer that qualified immunity will not protect them from a civil suit for damages, but do not resist.

[@Highspeedlowdrag8611]

The biggest threat to the public is a cop with a bruised ego…

[@MR-fs3rn]

"The biggest threat to the public is a cop!"

[@MR-fs3rn]

"The biggest threat to the public is a cop!"

[@dallasgraf6442]

Contempt of cop is what most get arrested for

[@Laternater]

Which is basically all of them.

[@MR-fs3rn]

@@Laternater Remove basically and you are 💯 correct!

[@Leslie-m9p]

I always carry religious pamphlets in my vehicle (you know, the ones that ask if you’ve been saved, and so on). If you are stopped by the police, when you have an opportunity to say anything, pull out one of those pamphlets and ask the officer if he has been saved? Most of the time they will do anything possible to make the interaction with you as brief as they can, almost like demons running away from someone who is holding “holy water”😂

[@MCAdventurerHD131]

Love it 🏆

[@danielcollins7588]

This works, did it

[@Stacelicious]

I had a bumper sticker that said, "Do you follow Jesus this closely?" and every time a cop was on my bumper they'd back way off after reading it 😄

[@coolraul07]

I like that so much I'm ALMOST tempted to try it!

[@mileshall9235]

And you might win a cop for Jesus! 😊😅

[@kingofthesofas]

Story time of why you should listen to this. I was a very straight laced college kid, I knew nothing about drugs or anything and never even had a alcoholic beverage. On thanksgiving day I get in my car and notice I have a low tire on one side. There was a gas station close by so I put on my flashers and drive slow there, and a cop sees me, flips around and follows me into the parking lot of the gas station. They come up to me and offer their "help" and notice my registration was a month expired. This then turns into a traffic stop and because I had forgotten my wallet (it was a holiday and I was just on the way to play football down the street) I didn't have my license and insurance on me. They then ask me if there are any weapons or drugs in the car and say is it ok to search it. They framed it as a silly request saying something like make sure there are no bazookas in there and we just need to do this for our numbers so help us out. Being young and naive I said yes, after all I didn't do drugs, I didn't even own a gun so nothing to worry about.... They quickly found a mostly empty bottle of prescription cough syrup my friend had accidentally left in the car when I had given her a ride. Next thing you know I am in handcuffs in the back of the cop car being read my rights. They completely tore my car apart damaging it and pulling apart seats etc for several hours. I only avoided getting charged because my friend was able to confirm my story that she had left it in my car by accident, but I still ended up with 3 tickets and a destroyed car, and I can close to getting a life ruining charge for drugs that would have landed me in prison. Follow this guys advice and NEVER TALK TO THE POLICE!

[@eventhisidistaken]

..school of hard knocks...thanks for the lesson!

[@kingofthesofas]

@SherlockGnomes007 well this was some that got prescribed to my friend so technically yes it was illegal for me to have it but an almost empty bottle logged under the seat isn't drug dealing its just trash IMHO. Cops don't care though more to the point, most of them will be happy to fuck up your life forever over a technically or something accidental like that so don't give them any trust or any benefit of the doubt because it's unlikely they will do the same.

[@meindertzwaagstra1802]

He said "percription cough syrup". If your name is not on it you can be arrested and be required to submit to drug testing. At almost 70 years of age, I've seen a lot. I was stopped on the way to a night shift of milking cows when I was pulled over. Three patrol cars, with a total of 5 officers, had me face down on the asphalt with my handcuffs while tearing out the interior of my car looking for who knows what foe ar over an hour. It was very cold that night. One of the officers, a women, got a blanket to throw over me but she was ridiculed and ordered not to. Finally, another officer, a sergeant, drove up and stated that they had the wrong guy. They all got into their cruisers and took off. No apologies were expressed. I ended up losing my temporary job at that dairy and ended up eventually spending a lot of money I couldn't afford to repair the damage. Had it not been for my kind apartment manager who paid the unpaid balance of my rent I would have lost my rented furnished apartment as well. I would have been temporarily homeless as well. There are good cops as well like that lady officer who showed kindness but I thinking person should protect themselves from the bad apples. We need to recognize that we need the police. However, we need to recognize our responsibility to protect our Constitutional rights as well. And, sometimes keeping silent is not the only way to stay out of trouble. I was twenty years old when this happened and I never answer question. I keep my driver's license, proof of insurance, registration and CCW handy when traveling within my state as I have a CCW. They always seem to know that I have a CCW as I believe that somehow they search that info before making a stop. I purposefully do not have any bumper stickers like NRA stickers on my vehicle.

[@kingofthesofas]

@@meindertzwaagstra1802 yes I feel this exactly we need cops for sure but there needs to be way more oversight and accountability. The fact that the culture of policing is so adversarial with the public is why a lot of this happens. Their job is to find reasons to put people in jail and the public is the enemy and they are all warriors against us. The only thing keeping them from ruining our life is luck sometimes. Really we need them to have a culture of protectors that serve the public interest and good and putting the bad apples away while serving and protecting all others is the goal. I also have a concealed weapons permit and it seems to go a long way to making stops easier for me because they know from the start my record is clean.

[@2000jbarner]

​@@meindertzwaagstra1802in KY, the registered person's CCW is noted if they have one. It's also noted on driver's license.

[@kitsune303]

Never never talk to the cops. No defense attorney ever said "thank goodness my client talked to the police without me. That made my job so much easier." LWYRUP.

[@gpwinston]

Yep! Just ask Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and Alec Baldwin.

[@wombatsgalore]

Because the millions of us, who simply TALKED our way out of a police encounter, do not end up being a defense attorney's customers 🙂

[@scottnaylon]

​@wombatsgalore you talked your way out of an encounter? I highly doubt that. More like he couldn't find probable cause even with you making statements.

[@wombatsgalore]

@@scottnaylon, I talked my way out of MULTIPLE encounters in the last 10 years... Perhaps, that's because no one ever suspected me of anything other than speeding -- but it is the truth anyway.

[@frocat5163]

@@wombatsgalore *"I talked my way out of MULTIPLE encounters in the last 10 years..."* No you haven't. @scotnaylon is correct, and the pigs you've spoken to either simply haven't been able to connect your comments to probable cause that you've committed a crime, or they weren't looking to jam someone up during the interaction. In the 28 years I've been driving, I've been pulled over dozens of times for a variety of traffic infractions, and I've only ever received two speeding tickets and one seatbelt ticket; everything else has been a verbal warning. I don't answer the pigs BS questions, but I'm also polite. I'm also intelligent enough to understand that I've simply not had the misfortune of encountering a pig who's decided they're going to try to abuse their authority. *"Perhaps, that's because no one ever suspected me of anything other than speeding"* The fact that you can make this statement while claiming that you've "talked your way out of" anything is laughable. It also demonstrates that you lack any manner of critical thinking skills. You didn't talk your way out of those encounters; the pigs who pulled you over simply didn't suspect you of doing anything other than speeding. That has absolutely nothing to do with your ability to talk your way out of things.

[@trsdarrin]

I caught a cop, red-handed, pulling a pipe out of his pocket, trying to hide it underneath the seat. When I called him out on it, he slipped it back in his pocket and stop searching my car.

[@eventhisidistaken]

..that seems unlikely, but if true, hopefully you didn't give consent to the search.

[@revyu6754]

It’s disgusting what some of these scumbags will do.

[@Bruce-mm2uc]

One commentator mentioned that if you are a career criminal, the best protection is a badge.

[@cde6200]

@@eventhisidistaken Try to keep up. Google Bexar County in TX for planted drug evidence.

[@ChronicSensei]

Always make sure a camera is rolling.

[@ghostiulian1]

Years ago this would be what a career criminal followed to be able to slip through the loopholes and keep doing crime. Now innocent people have to follow this to deal with corrupt law enforcement.

[@shearitchie998]

Not an american, but I can tell you the brilliant people who came up with the legal rights for its citizens knew what they were doing. Countries that don't have these rules / restrictions on law enforcement have more corruption. The 5th amendment was not written to protect the guilty, but the innocent. Innocence before established guilt is not for the guilty either. There is a great video that everybody should know by now called "don't talk to police" by a law school prof. He outlines how many innocent people were convicted of crimes because they spoke to police. It doesn't matter if you are telling the truth or lying, it CAN and WILL be used AGAINST you.... refusing a search or staying silent is not a sign of guilt - it is a symbol of intelligence. Police tell their kids the same things. That's always why invoking your right to remain silent isn't evidence that you committed a crime. Don't get angry, don't blow up, just refuse to answer questions and ask if you're free to go. That is your best option 100% of the time.

[@frocat5163]

*"Years ago this would be what a career criminal followed to be able to slip through the loopholes and keep doing crime."* Except these aren't loopholes; they're intended protections for everyone. Calling our Constitutionally protected right "loopholes" implies that they are unintentional gaps in the system that bad actors can exploit, or intentional gaps intended to allow the ones making the rules to get away with things.

[@eatfatlivelong1529]

Ot necessarily accurate. Tge police have been out of control and borderline corrupt for many years. The prevalence of cameras in every vehicle has only brought it to light.

[@thomasarmstrong9327]

@@eatfatlivelong1529 "Borderline?"

[@donaldnelsonbarger2978]

​@@shearitchie998 you misunderstand the definition of rights. Everybody has these rights. But in America, the founding documents say that to secure the rights of the people, governments are instituted among men. They don't go by that anymore. Any government agent that is still here is actively violating everybody's rights and doesn't seem to care who knows it! e.g. a recent high-profile case!

[@Hethalean]

I think it's absolutely banana town antics that cops can lie to you about anything, and you can't lie to a cop about anything.

[@roguewolf7053]

Agreed! *ESPECIALLY* when it comes to “questioning” aka interrogations at the police station! HOW any “confession” given after cops have *endlessly lied* about evidence, witnesses, etc is allowed to stand up in court! Since if THAT doesn’t qualify as intimidation & coercion I don’t know what does! Outright lying to people during a basic traffic stop to in interrogation in order to coerce people to say whatever the cop wants SHOULD be illegal! But like most of the things the cops, gov agencies & courts are allowed to do it’s the corrupt Supreme Court that allows it. How the duck such a small number of judges that we the people have *ZERO* say in appointing(FOR LIFE at that!)has the absolute final authority for not only the law but rights & freedoms as well…HAS to be the most UN-American thing ever!!

[@thepapschmearmd]

You can lie to the police. He says it right in the video. You can lie to the police about things involving yourself in most states. You just can’t lie as a witness.

[@razorsharpbt124]

It's not illegal to lie to local and state officers. It's illegal to file a false report.

[@Nanna2to]

That is fu***d up.

[@robertsteinbach7325]

Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over? Me: No, I thought you knew.

[@akakscase]

My favorite is: "I'm sure you have to tell me."

[@mileshall9235]

"You tell me, Socrates."

[@frocat5163]

"If you don't know, how should I?"

[@B_Bodziak]

"The drugs in my glove box?"

[@johnny03261977]

“I don’t answer questions.” Simple but effective.

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

Cop: "Do you know why I stopped you?" Motorist: Thank you for admitting that you have no lawful reason to detain me.

[@davidinsf2680]

I told the cop "I have no idea why you stopped me" Cop "You were on your phone" Me "Officer, my phone is in it's case and turned off. I don't understand how you could have seen me using it."

[@leehiller2489]

Motorist: Damn, you forgot in the time you turned your lights on until now? Is it early onset senility or did you smoke your lunch today?

[@floydcockrell1517]

I love it

[@raylovelace8588]

"You smell pot? Olfactory hallucinations are a serious symptom, quite often linked to serious brain damage. You'd better get that checked out."

[@wilburross9709]

Act like you think it is the lead-in to a joke. "No! Why did you stop me?" and then smile like you are waiting for the punchline. Or look thoughtful for a moment and then say "I give up! Why did you stop me?"

[@mjl9702]

one of my favorite saying is if you're guilty, you need a good lawyer. If you're innocent, You need a really good lawyer!!!

[@ianbattles7290]

The fact that people have wrongfully served DECADES in prison means *I shouldn't talk to the cops without a lawyer* because I don't want to be the next innocent person who gets wrongfully convicted!!!

[@tcortez]

Another one is, prosecutors know it is easy to convict the guilty...convicting the innocent takes talent and work.

[@justTes3]

@@tcortez Not true. It takes money and these BuIIies Iove to prey on the poor, weak and innocent! Sonya Massey, RIP!!!

[@Ratel3000]

By allowing a search of your car, you are also introducing an opportunity for police misconduct in the form of planting evidence.

[@eventhisidistaken]

Even if they don't do that, a 'search' can involve completely destroying your car. Because you consented, they are under no financial responsibility to restore it (they didn't ask if they could search and restore, only if they could search). If you consent, you have literally just handed the title over to them to do anything they want. Remember to say 'thank you' if it is still drive-able when they're done. If you refuse consent, you at least have a basis for a civil suit for damages - still a long shot.

[@scottburton509]

@@eventhisidistaken that's why you NEVER consent to search.

[@jeromemccollom936]

Another reason end the drug war

[@glenbateman5960]

Whenever I am approached by a "law enforcement" officer, my response is always the same... "Officer, I realize you are only doing your job (a lie, but it doesn't hurt to throw them that bone) but I don't answer questions without an attorney present, I do not consent to any searches, and at the end of this sentence I am invoking my right to remain silent." Then I STOP TALKING. ENTIRELY. Does this p*ss them off? Almost always. An Ego is a very tender thing. That said, it has never gone wrong. The trick is to actually remain silent after that last sentence. I know a lot of people have a real problem doing that, but I can't stress enough how essential that component is to making the whole thing work.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

OR MINIMALLY GET A SUBSCRIPTION WITH "ATTORNEY SHIELD" PRIOR TO ANY LEO SUSPICIONS! SCOTUS MANDATES THAT LEO SUSPICITONS ARE EVIDENCE OF FEELING OF THEIRS AS INTENSIVELY THEIR ACADEMY HAS TRAINED THEM.

[@glenbateman5960]

​@@georgedunkelberg5004True. To most cops there are only two kinds of people: Cops and the guilty. In their minds, no cop could ever be guilty and no citizen can ever be innocent.

[@dagwould]

Depends on state law as it pertains to a traffic stop?

[@eventhisidistaken]

That's a good approach, but you may also need, "Is that a lawful order", "am I under arrest" , "am I being detained" and "am I free to go".

[@utubepunk]

Not bad. The Pott Brothers have a better script.

[@inyobill]

01:32: I was sitting as alternate on a jury in Kern County court some years ago. The Kern County sheriff explained (I assume inadvertently) how it was impossible to pass their field drug influence test. Some of my co-panelists were just eating his testimony up. The defendant was being prosecuted for being under the influence. She had been critically injured in an attack by a former spouse and had neural damage, and the officers apparently confused that for under the influence. I lost a lot of respect for our local law enforcement that day.

[@michaelnorred1495]

Cop: "I smell the odor of burnt marijuana" Me: "I noticed that also when you walked up. Have you been smoking weed?"

[@alexanders562]

I always like the smart ass reply

[@allanwagner4570]

😂

[@markberry9016]

Officers you should see a doctor about your hallucinations. I've heard it can be a sign of mini strokes

[@donr416]

Funny, you don't look like a dog

[@ianbattles7290]

"Tell me, Officer - if you search and DON'T find anything, *how exactly do you prove to a court that you actually did smell marijuana and weren't simply lying about it???"*

[@michaelliese3809]

First rule, I have a dash camera with gps. It records my speed,date and time. Plus it shows my tag number. All that info is recorded. I always stop before that wide white line and I always use my turn signals. My phone sits in the cradle in my phone holder in the dash. My truck radio takes all my phone calls, I just push one button. When I fill up my truck or leave the house, I reformat my memory card. And I always wear my belts. On long drives I use my cruise control. But when I cop pulls me over in my state of Florida, I advise him that I'm carrying concealed. When he asks me for my DL I give him both cards, my DL and my CWL. Then I reach above my head and give him my insurance card and registration. It's in my dad's old case. Then he goes back to his car. I slowly reach behind my seat for my pocket fisherman. Just in case he starts asking me a bunch of stupid questions like, where you going or where have you come from. Then I start reeling in the line and remain quiet. If he asks me if he can search my truck, I say nope. If he asks me to get out I say sure, but I have to reach for my leg. And I advice him that I have a fucked up back. I can't stand for more than a few minutes. Most cops then say, stay in your truck. A few tyrants asked me out and I say on my tailgate. On my last vehicle the dog made a false hit. Yes I used the three tyrants. The dog was the third tyrant. I sued them for my lawyer fees, my doctor's appointment that I missed, plus a lot of pain and suffering, plus they paid for a complete paint job on my truck that the dog with unclipped nails scratched up. My color is a very expensive color. Inferno Orange in lacquer, plus 8 coats of clear. Took 3 weeks to get done. The department did not like that bill. Plus my pricey pain management bill. I was almost admitted into the hospital. They searched my truck, made a huge mess and found nothing but one pill in my pill container from the pharmacy which had my name on the container. There so called K-9 was not even a trained or certified dog. It was the family pet. After the lawsuit the tyrant was fired. I tell all my friends to get a dash camera with gps and never talk to the cops. They are only looking for something to put you in jail. Cops have to remember that there are more good people out there. Good people don't run, they pull over.

[@eventhisidistaken]

...all of that only works against you in court. What you want, is a recording of the cop's interaction with you, and nothign else. You might want that other stuff in civil court.

[@democrazy69]

The cops didn't pay for your lawsuits. The taxpayers did. The cop that was fired most likely ended up in some other police department somewhere else, probably the next town over.

[@johnkeith2450]

Give a cop the ability to search your car, you are giving them a pass to plant false evidence against you.

[@timdowney6721]

If they lie, there’s no reason to think they won’t plant evidence. When it comes to corruption, in for a penny, in for a pound.

[@patriotpilot6007]

Some cops plant evidence to move up in rank even. I know cause I USED to be friends with a cop until I got so sick of listening to him brag about busting and beating up guys he stopped. All of his cop friends were the same way.

[@HollyFayHolverson777]

That's absolutely true. If they want to get you, they'll find a way. Truth and honesty are optional at best. t mm

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

Well also depending on the circumstances they could very well tear your whole shit apart for nothing. And there's nothing you can do about that if you consent. Also just frankly 8 out of 10 times they have no legitimate right to search the vehicle during a routine traffic stop. At most they can pull you out and search you "for officer safety" , but even that doesn't give them a right to search the vehicle , only your person once they have you detained.for The vehicle they truthfully need consent or a warrant. (Ps it's best to be aware when they violate these things And handle it in court afterwards.

[@rjakob8073]

This has happened to millions of drivers over the decades. This is one sure reason why tyrants do not like to be filmed. Should cops ask/demand you to turn off your camera, simply say no. You don't have to give cops a reason it is your legal right to film. Listen carefully to how they are asking questions. If you are ever in doubt inform the cop that you do not give permission to search your vehicle ever. Never, never trust the police. Cops are not our friends.

[@soldierbotfly]

I once saw a video on here about a traffic stop of some kid. It was obvious from the kids behaviour that it was the first time he’d been pulled over and that he did indeed have some wacky baccy for personnel use! Kid was tearful and crying about how his dad was going to be so disappointed in him etc etc etc. The cop then asked him to show him how much weed he had, it was such a tiny amount the cop just rolled his eyes, told him to dump it on the floor on the road then said the coolest thing ever…… ‘I’m going to cite you for littering, you going to accept this citation?” Kid almost teared up again!!! ‘Yes sir, sorry sir, never again sir!!!” THAT is how community policing is done!

[@joannefitzpatrick992]

The first time I ever got pulled over, I was trying to take my grandmother out for a picnic. I live in Portland Maine and it happened to be during the Old Port festival and we ended up on commercial Street, I had already waited multiple times for pedestrians to cross, and after the 15th time of slowing down to let people cross, I started slowing down but the person was looking down the street rather than towards the street so I didn't think they were ready to cross the street. They pulled me over for not stopping for a pedestrian. The second time I got pulled over, I was with my three younger cousins whom I may nannied for I think about 75% of the money that I made nannying I ended up spending on them, and I was taking them either to the mall or McDonald's I can't remember. I got pulled over and a speed trap where the speed was 35 even though it really should have been at 50 or at least 10 mph more than that, which I usually obeyed, but the girls were fighting and I had turned around to yell at them to cool it. The officer pulled me over, and had asked me for my license and insurance. The first time I had gotten pulled over I just got a warning without being asked for any information, so this was my first time responding. Please note that I have Asperger's, and sometimes I interpret things very literally and tend to miss the point of the social interaction. I handed him my license and my HEALTH insurance. The cop went ballistic, yelling at me what the hell was I doing because I was driving a car here, and demanded my car insurance, which I did have. Of course at that point when I got it I was crying. He also gave me a hard time, because my state had just passed the law that people who hadn't had their license for a year couldn't drive with other minors, literally a week and a half before. This of course was to stop 17 and 18 year olds go out drinking and driving or distract each other by being goofy when they first get their license. I was one month short from having my license for a year and I was watching a 9 and two 10 year olds, hardly my peers.

[@Goodwitch66]

I love that

[@madatu]

I would say no, because he told me to dump it out.

[@colonelhacker3661]

Yea, every now and then you get an officer who has a heart and actually cares for people. I had a few cops cut me some big breaks in my younger years, but I know that I was incredibly fortunate.

[@rockystewart3297]

Granted, this was many years ago (1970's) back in Hawaii but I had friends (not ME of course) who got busted for having weed. More often than not, they'd take half your stash and send you on your way.

[@davidsine4390]

Officer..."Do you know why I pulled you over"? Driver..."Not really sure, I assumed you would know".😂

[@karenfife7914]

Driving home from an 18 hour day. 5 miles under the limit at 10pm. Got stopped. No weaving nothing. Asked why I was stopped Cop says sobriety check. I said you look OK to me carry on. He laughed and walked away.

[@jimpryor99]

Makes no sense. He didn’t ask if you knew something he didn’t. He asked if you knew, because he damn sure does. And he’s 100% more apt to write the ticket if you’re a smartass

[@matt-thorn]

Cop: "Do you knowwhy I pulled you over." Me: "I was hoping you'd tell me." No admission of anything, and the cop has to actually tell you if they want to continue the stop.

[@l.m.iniowa3983]

There is no such thing as off the record, anything and everything can and will be used against you in a court of law!

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

KNOW THAT SCOTUS ENABLES LEOS NON LIABILITY TO LIE! SO WHAT THAT IT'S UN CONSTITUTIONAL? THEIR INTERPRETATIONS SUPERCEDE JUSTICE FOR CITIZENS. but? who didn't know that? says dd

[@ianbattles7290]

The cops literally tell you that *ANYTHING you say can & will be used against you!!!!*

[@thefirm9746]

@@ianbattles7290What they don't tell you is that it generally can't be used by you to establish your innocence. They should have to put that in the Miranda warning.

[@Durwood71]

To put it another way, nothing you say will help you.

[@jimpryor99]

How can something unrelated to the crime be used against you. It’s anything you say “can be used”. It’s not “and will be used “.

[@toddbonny3708]

"I have probable cause." "No, you asked for consent, so therefore you don't."

[@jimpryor99]

You’re wrong. We will always ask for consent with or without probable cause. If you give consent we don’t have to get a warrant. If you say no we’ll go get the warrant.

[@toddbonny3708]

@@jimpryor99 youll start with the warrant if you have it

[@craigb2615]

My response to the "where are you going? where are you coming from?" questions is always "how does that relate to the reason you pulled me over?"

[@thefirm9746]

Repeatedly responding to the cop's questions with "why?" or "no, why?" often works well.

[@dagwould]

Officer, I love you dearly, like a brother, but I'm not obliged to tell you these things. Heck, sometimes I even don't know myself. My girlfriend just says, go, just go. So I gotta go!

[@denisepeter7050]

I did have a NY cop ask me that. I was going to work and passed on the right side of a car turning left in a school zone. Not allowed. When I told him where I was going, he related to it because he trained in that town while in the military. He didn’t give me a ticket.

[@eventhisidistaken]

"Officer, I am exercising my right to remain silent" is always the best response. It is respectful, and also informs the officer that you are "one of those" who is not easily manipulated. If you were speeding, 99 times out of 100 they'll just write the ticket and send you on your way after that.

[@thefirm9746]

@@denisepeter7050 There are exceptions to every rule. This is one of them. I once broke my own rule when getting pulled over with my daughter sitting in the passenger seat, drunk, still in her graduation gown. I told the cop I was on my way home from picking up my daughter, the college graduate, who didn't want to drive after drinking, and I was in a hurry because my wife needs to pick our other daughter up from a dance, and our youngest son is in bed asleep. I apologized and said I didn't mean to be disrespectful, but I would really appreciate it if he wrote me my speeding ticket quickly so that I didn't make my wife late. He let me off with a warning to manage my time better next time.

[@AlastairMcGowan-kn4vs]

It's simple to remember 'No consent, no comment' and then from that moment on keep referring the discussion back around those two points - 'Why dont you want to talk?' 'I have learned it is best to remain silent' and just keep bringing it back to this as a matter of correct procedure. They have their procedures, and we have ours, backed by law.

[@superdavedfw]

11:02 Yep. 3) Refuse all searches. I once had a Mustang for about 4 years. When I got ready to sell it, I removed the back seats and I thoroughly cleaned the car out. And lo and behold, an old marijuana joint was found under the back seats. How long it could have been there? Belonged to someone I gave a ride to? Was it there when I bought the car and was in my car for 4 years? I don't know, but I had no knowledge of it, but nonetheless I was carrying drugs around and felt confident I wasn't.

[@rjay7019]

When I was 16 my boyfriend had purchased a VW Bug. We were cleaning it out and he did the same pulled out the backseat and found what we used to call a lid. 😊 We were pretty happy as we were headed to see Ted Nugent that night 😅😅😅

[@selfdo]

@@rjay7019 Considering when Ted last toured, that probably DOUBLED the value of the Beetle.

[@TheRedboozk]

What did u do to the blunt?

[@johna7661]

Cop: “I stopped you because you were weaving”😅. “Me: Weaving, hell , I can’t even knit.”

[@brettstarks1846]

#3 is a great point. More often than not, they’ve already made up their minds. Also, they’re not “forced” to do anything, outside of a few specific situations like a bench warrant or domestic violence with visible injuries. Uvalde made that abundantly clear.

[@johngorman5245]

The Uvlade cops were all cleared. No Heros, just police zeros.

[@JasonJrake]

As horrible as Uvalde was, they were “only” criminally negligent cowards. Body cam footage is revealing that some scary percentage of police are narcissistic, sadistic, and/or sociopathic bullies who want arrests and seized assets regardless of any laws or morality. And without their guns and qualified immunity, most are probably cowards also.

[@mariegarside8830]

Uvalde told the world heroes are few.

[@jimpryor99]

We decide to write the ticket before we approach your car. You can’t talk me into or out of writing you a ticket.

[@mattcero1]

11:00 wrong. In some states you're legally obligated to say if you have a gun in your car or on your person.

[@1anthonybrowning]

Never consent to a search. There are videos here on YT of cops planting evidence in an innocent person’s vehicle. It was caught on the cops body camera.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

DON'T FORGET THAT COPS HAVE AND MUTED AND REDACTED, AND NEVER DELIVERED BWC AS "THE LAW" MANDATES. VIDEO RECORD FOR YOUR SAFETY.

[@roostercogburn3771]

Here's how to handle the Lawmen. If he ask you; "Do you know why I pulled you over?" You "Well Bud, I'd sure like to help you out, but that makes 2 of us". Him "What do you mean 'that makes 2 of us?'". You "well, you asked me if I know why you pulled me over, and I don't know either".

[@jimpryor99]

We wouldn’t ask what you mean. We deal with smartasses all the time. We know exactly what you’re begging to say and we’d never give you the opening to say it

[@mcoram3486]

If the policeman says he is confused about something. Say nothing, but you may suggest he see a psychiatrist about his confusion.

[@ianbattles7290]

"Officer, are you under the influence of any substances that might affect your memory/cognition?"

[@julians9763]

​@@ianbattles7290 THe officer is asking for trouble.

[@eventhisidistaken]

As fun as that may be, it's always best to both exercise your rights and also remain civil and non-antagonistic. "Officer, I am exercising my right to remain silent". "Officer, I refuse consent to any and all searches". "Officer, am I being detained, or am I free to go?". "Officer, I invoke my right to speak only through my attorney". You do not have to play along with their games, but it's wise to be civil while also letting them know you know your rights.

[@willbrooks8853]

Remember, the supreme court says being silent is not the same as exerting your right to remain silent. You MUST SAY "I am taking my rights to remain silent." Being silent won't get you that right unless you tell them you are being silent because it is your right. Apparently unexpressed rights are not rights at all.

[@jwrobin21]

11-00 This happened a friend of mine. A person was pressuring him for a lift. He had a bad feeling about him and refused. He found out later that the person was a Police Informer and had planned to drop drugs in his car and stitch him up.

[@jonathanrhodes6180]

"Do you know why I pulled you over?" Because your department has quotas and you ticket innocent people to pad your bonus?

[@tomsmith5216]

"No, no quota. My captain says I can write as many of these as I want". An actual response to the quota claim, by an officer friend of mine.

[@DanielCovington]

​@@tomsmith5216 I mean, it seems only fair. If we can use humor, the cops ought to be able to as well.

[@williamlopez8676]

Let's also not forget that some cops don't even know what powers they have and what powers they don't have. Some years ago I had a disagreement with a cashier at a parking garage in a public hospital. It all came down to a staffer giving me the wrong paperwork to allow me to park for free. I didn't have any cash on me to pay the fee outright, so I had to re-park to go back inside and get the proper paperwork. When walking back toward the building. a car driven by a hospital security guard screeched to a halt a few yards from me. He yelled out his window at me, "come here! I want to talk to you". I replied, "well, I don't want to talk to you". His response was, "You HAVE to talk to me". The disagreement with the cashier was long over, and I was taking steps to comply with their requirements. All I wanted to do was submit my paperwork and leave. But, the guard figured he had the right to force me into engaging with him, so he could lecture me. This story goes on, but you get the point.

[@gened9632]

I'm older now, drive a couple of high end cars that cop buddies have told me that I just look like I'm connected in ways that aren't worth the ticket. But when I was younger... they always ask "do yo have any warrants?" I always said "Oh, I would hope not. I'm actually trying to get on with your guys right now". They'll ask where I'm at in the process - took the test, physical, just waiting on a cal, blah blah. They always came back and said "I don't want to put a mark on you while you're in the process. Just slow it down. Good luck". Like I said - I'm older now, but if you look clean cut enough, it'll work. (Make sure you know their process though).

[@robertwood2448]

Question: In situations where the officer keeps the driver waiting for a drug dog for over an hour, this is clearly unreasonable but what can the driver do? If you ask if you are free to leave and the officer refuses what can you do? You can't drive off without being pursued and badly beaten.

[@deebee4575]

Nothing, legally except call your lawyer.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

@@deebee4575 OR HAVE "ATTORNEY SHIELD" CALLED ASAP!

[@selfdo]

While leaving would probably get you arrested on a felony "evasion" charge, and, yes, likely a beat-down by those sworn to "protect and serve", you are within your rights to refuse to be unlawfully detained. Probably the BEST outcome is to simply wait it out, keep recording and noting how long it takes, so if they make anything of it, or you want to sue them (just simply a lengthy detention on the side of the road, IDK what that's going to get if they let you on your way anyhow.

[@NotACop25]

The stop can be extended beyond the initial stop if they have reasonable suspicion of crime beyond the traffic violation. And that doesn't have to be articulated to you on the roadside but can be challenged in court.

[@fuusoab77]

You do nothing at the time if you are still detained. In court anything they found may be thrown out as evidence if you have a good lawyer.

[@arisoninc]

With regard to the drug dog, I have long suspected that police train the dog to alert on a certain command so they can manufacture evidence.

[@boilerroomed3682]

Thank you! Even though I'm aware of everything you said it's a good reminder. Getting pulled over will ALWAYS raise the blood pressure and staying calm is hard to do, along with SHUTTING UP...

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

AFTER STATING THE SCOTUS MANDATED STATEMENTS THAT REQUIRE A CITIZEN TO STATE FOR PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

[@eventhisidistaken]

..which is why you need to train for it. Watch these types of videos over and over until you're sure you'll react properly.

[@PamelaCurry]

I was stopped for about the 20th time one morning. I was 22, pulling away from the curb in front of my parents (in Garland Tx) at 7am having dropped off clothes in the washer. I was on my way to class at Richland Community College. The cop immediately asked how much of had to drink. Remember 7am, I had a mug of coffee, I exclaimed 3 and finishing the mug I had that makes 4. He responded your under arrest, to which I said since when was coffee illegal. He v asked if I was getting smart with him. I exclaimed no, he was getting smart with me laying in wait at my parents house. I got no ticket, see I saw him when I walked about of my parents house. He was laying in wait, stalking me.

[@katnhat7695]

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, police in California who stop a driver have to explain the actual reason, unless the officer deems it necessary “to protect life or property from imminent threat.” The law also requires law enforcement agencies to monitor the compliance of the law and to include in reports the reasons for all stops that are conducted.

[@krane15]

You say that with such conviction as if police will honor it 100%. CA law enforcement break civil and constitutional right more than all the rest of the U.S. combined.

[@happygolucky7112]

Cop: Your eyes look red. Have you been drinking? Me: Officer, your eyes look glazed. Have you been eating donuts?

[@vernebowers8116]

Guaranteed way to get a ticket!

[@dagwould]

"No, I've been crying a little. I heard a radio report of a policeman who was shot on duty. It's so sad, you guys/gals go out of your way to serve the public, and people treat you like this. I wish you all the best." There, that should work!

[@justinconstant2218]

I said that once 20 years ago, had been swimming all day (I’m sure my eyes were red, was still in swimming trunks and flip flops). I spent 40 minutes on the side of the road waiting for a breathalyzer. Blew a 0.00. Cop was super pissed.

[@arightscepter]

Custard's last stand

[@johnruetz3849]

Back in the 1960's I asked a Sargent on the Ohio State Highway Patrol if they had a quota. His reply was " We don't have a quota but if you don't write so many tickets in a certain period of time , you get called in on the carpet and asked why you're not doing your job. "

[@mattbrown5511]

"Here is my required paperwork. Is there a reason you are prolonging this encounter?" Has shut every officer I have been forced to entertain during a traffic stop. I have used a front AND rear dash camera with audio for over 10 years.

[@josephconner4756]

I got a lawyer on my phone and I will call him before the cops get to my door.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

OR ATTORNEY SHIELD! LETS GET BRAGGING RIGHT AND RESULTS!

[@grandparedpill2695]

My favorite ones to run on the cops, and this just happened to me the other night. I was coming home after working all day out in the cold, and you know how that takes The wind out of your sales guys. So I pulled over, shut my car off, through the keys up on the dash, and took a nap. Now granted this is record time for New Jersey State Police they actually let me sit there for 30 minutes. Which is probably all I really needed. I then get approached by a New Jersey state trooper. Knocks on the side of my car, ask me what I'm doing there. I'm taking a nap, he then asks me why, I said because I don't want to end up in a ditch. I happen to like my car, in fact I happen to like my state of being, alive and in one piece. Mind you I'm wearing my reading glasses at the end of my nose and looking at them over them, you know pretty much like a teacher would. He then asks me where I'm going, I told him nowhere at the moment, he then looks away looks back at me and says where where was I going, I then told him home. He looks aside again looks back at me and says where is your home, I thought about stretching this out a little further but it looked like he was starting to get a little impatient. I told him I live in Trenton. He then asked me where I was coming from, and I said my friend's house. He then asked me where does your friend live, I said in Tabernacle. At this moment he asked me why I had to take a nap, I reiterated I don't want to end up in a ditch I had been working outside all day, it's cold, and I got sleepy. He then asked if you could see my license? I immediately asked him why? He said well you are parked in a no parking zone, and he was right. So at that moment I said okay sounds fair enough I pulled my license out and handed it to him. 5 minutes later he comes back hands me my license and says all right be careful go up the road if you need to take more of a nap and before you could finish I said no I'm quite awake now alls I need it was about 30 minutes which you so kindly gave me. What I'm trying to say here is there's two ways of handling a police officer, you either dazzle them with brilliance, or baffle them with b*******. And since I had nothing to drink all day except for soda and water, I knew I was completely and utterly in the right.

[@jimpryor99]

In the right about what? You were parked illegally and he approached you and he let you go about your way. You didn’t baffle him or give any unusual answers. You answered all his questions and he let you go. Or you could’ve followed the advice of this lawyer and would’ve been there for 90 minutes arguing.

[@535tony]

If a drug dog alerts and no drugs are found make sure this false alert goes on the dogs record.

[@cde6200]

This is tough to do. Most officers will not admit to a false alert for the dog.

[@shmeli]

Another reason to not let them search is, although rare, there are well documented instances of cops planting drugs and guns in people's cars during the search, and them arresting them for it.

[@mannys9130]

If you get pulled over and you're accused of DWI (which is more than just alcohol drunkenness) while innocent, from what I understand you should decline to undergo field sobriety tests and portable breathalyzer because they are inaccurate and only serve as tools to incriminate you in court later. Instead, you should only agree to the legit breathalyzer that's at the PD or agree to a blood draw to analyze it for drugs and alcohol. Is that true? Should you say "Officer I refuse to undergo SFSTs or a portable breathalyzer but I will undergo a desktop breathalyzer which is calibrated or a blood draw to prove my innocence if you wish." From what I understand, failing to comply with SFSTs and portable breathalyzer tests will almost always result in your arrest on the spot under suspicion of DWI and you'll be brought to the jail for who knows how long, but if you're not intoxicated the legit breath or blood assays will prove your innocence and you won't be charged with the crime/charges will be dropped. So that means you end up with an "arrest record" but not a "criminal record," right? Does an "arrest record" harm a person in any way throughout life like on background checks or future trials? Do I have the right understanding about all this? Is it worth having your car towed and spending potentially 2 days in a jail cell while waiting for the reliable chemical tests to be administered and return results that prove your innocence? Bonus question, what if you take prescription meds which have no effect on one's driving but carry a black box warning about it anyway? Can the officer still testify that despite chemical tests identifying no illegal substance or levels of substance in your blood, there was an Rx med detected and his observation of you was consistent with inability to safely operate a vehicle and therefore he filed charges for DWI? These questions might have to be their own video if you decide to answer them for us. 😸

[@markmixon1121]

If you are at the station taking a breath or blood test you have already been arrested and even if you blow 00 doesn't mean that you will be turned loose because cop might decide that you are on drugs and you have to do a blood test and if you can't pay bail you have to stay in jail or they could let you out on a PR bond. Your arrest will be on record, if you want it off the record you have to pay a lawyer to have it expunged unless you can figure out a way to do it yourself. But if I remember right there are some charges you can't get expunged, could be wrong.

[@michaelkatz7862]

Of course you can decline. You might then get a suspension of your license even if you are later found not guilty. All the officers observations of you he can testify to. Slurred speech, fumbling for license, etc are part of his cause. Refusal to take the Roadside test doesn't stop the evidence or stop an arrest. DUI machines are very accurate. Let your lawyer dispute that in court. Drug influence is a bigger deal nowdays. If you want to take chances and pay your costs, you might win. You might not. But it's always your choice.

[@selfdo]

@@michaelkatz7862 Re-charging with "driving while drugged" is how the cops and DA try to save their "bacon" from a lawsuit over a wrongful arrest if you "blow zeros". Hence another reason WHY you don't consent to FSTs; it may be a reason to do the PAST, since if you haven't been drinking, and haven't recently used anything that would also trigger it, like breath mints or mouthwash (the officer is supposed to ASK if you'd used any recently, but often they neglect to), a "zero" reading would very much work against the officer's assertion that your "breath smells of alcohol" or your "speech is slurred", indicating drunkeness.

[@dagwould]

Trouble with field sobriety tests is that the police are not trained medical experts and able to differentiate between drunkeness and post-stroke/spinal surgery/sciatic nerve injury and the resulting gait clumsiness. Or in my case, minor balance problem due to a broken neck many years ago. There are many other reasons for irregular gait, poor balance and other fails of their corny tests, so don't do em.

[@steven6542]

My favorite answer to "where you coming from" and "Where you going" is back there and some place else.

[@RustyRoves]

I'm not sure about sobriety tests, but refusal of a breathalyzer will cost you your license for a year in Ohio. And while we are no longer required to preemptively inform, we do have to answer if carrying a firearm when asked.

[@selfdo]

You want to check your ORC? I'm sure that's only if you're ARRESTED for DUI, and requested to "blow" (or, in some jurisdictions, you can have blood drawn, none that I know of collects urine samples, though they're legal). Unless you're under 21 (a minor, for purposes of possession and/or consumption of alcohol) or on DUI probation (all states that grant a restricted license during the DUI probation require the PAST as a condition, if you refuse, you not only will have your license REVOKED, but it's a violation of probation, you can and likely will be taken to jail), you do NOT have to do the "roadside blow" if you don't want to. However, it might help keep the officer from arresting you ANYWAY if you "blow zero", as it'd be a lot harder to sustain probable cause for a DUI arrest in that case. However, often the officer just then blurts out, "I smell 'weed' ", it's all a SCAM.

[@kevinstaggs5048]

You are incorrect. In Ohio the law changed at the beginning of the year. No concealed permit required and you don't have to tell a cop if you have gun in your car or on your person.

[@TheOldmajor2]

Police;? “Do you know how fast you were going?” Driver; “Yes! My cruise control is on. And you stopped me for harassment. Btw- you’re on Candid Camera! I’m I free to go?” “Bye”

[@lenzielenski3276]

My response to "Do you know why I pulled you over?" "You're bored and behind in your quota?". Yes, I really did. Was going to get the ticket anyway so why not have fun with it?

[@ralphwatt8752]

That Act ought to Repealed immediately More police accountability Rule of Law. Equal Subjection all including Officials and Police.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

HOW DO WE THE PEOPLE RE- OR OVER BRIBE THE CONGRESS THAT HAVE MADE OUR INJUSTICES POSIBLE?

[@priver9866]

​@@georgedunkelberg5004 resist paying taxes with force. I r s is expecting it why else hire 89k ARMED collection agents?

[@Loader7272]

​@@georgedunkelberg5004 correct, lobbyist=bribery. congress=corporation lobbied for favor. You=contracted to be a corporation, subject to UCC. The constitution does NOT give you rights, the Creator gives rights. You decide whose rights to chose.

[@timo2571]

This is exactly why I immediately go on the offensive by cracking the window and asking in a pointing voice that's certainly loud enough but, without shouting, something to the effect of "Good evening officer, is there a problem and why have you pulled me over?" before they can even mutter a word. It often puts them off their trained monologue of "Do you know why I've pulled you over?" because you've already literally asked the question first and if they still ask the response is an easy "if I knew, I wouldn't have already asked you why you've pulled me over so I'll ask again, is there a problem?" which forces their hand and once you know that you can ask more questions to keep them off balance. Hey, they go by a script and if you know the script it isn't hard to stay a couple steps ahead and they become flustered. That can be both good and bad because some will give up and others will get belligerent which can be dangerous.

[@maxsdad538]

The instant you say "why have you pulled me over?", you just lost. You're questioning them and their authority. Keep your mouth shut, they'll TELL you why they pulled you over.

[@timo2571]

​@@maxsdad538 How did I just lose? In what world is that questioning a cops ATHORITAY! unless they're one of those B.S. trigger happy snowflake supercops looking to shoot your dog because they're 'roid raging? Sure, you'll get those but it isn't the norm in my experience.

[@selfdo]

Ok, but here's the PROBLEM when the "nice" officer orders you to do something that in reality he doesn't have the legal authority, based on reasonable suspicion, to do. If you're "hep" to the fact that he's exceeding his "authoritai", and you refuse, then the officer gets belligerent, and, at times, VIOLENT, and at least arrests you for "obstruction" or even LIES and claims you were "threatening" him, i.e., ASSAULT on a peace officer. There comes a point where, sure, the officer is wrong, dead wrong, but he's got the ability to make you DEAD, and if he's a psycho with a badge, that's a very real risk! As for probing questions like "how MANY drinks have you had tonight" (they NEVER ask if you've been drinking, it's always a 'leading' question), or "where are you goin?", the obvious response should be to POLITELY decline to answer, and remain calm, as counsel advises. It's all too TEMPTING to say, "None of your fucking business, asshole!", but even if otherwise you're in the right and the officer in the wrong, that sort of "attitude" NEVER plays well with judges and/or juries. You want to act as if you're in court ALREADY, and the game is to get you upset and made to look like a hot-tempered fool.

[@VioletWings1353]

The correct vernacular is "hip to the fact."

[@selfdo]

@@VioletWings1353 Using the slang of a 1940s-ish "Hep Cat", even though I was born in 1959.

[@VioletWings1353]

@@selfdo hip to the fact- to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about. hep-cat a stylish or fashionable person, especially in the sphere of jazz or popular music. 😉

[@selfdo]

@@VioletWings1353 Took those from Urban Dictionary, right? I'll go with 'em.

[@dagwould]

I had two lemonades, an orange juice and an iced water. Basic issue: I need to pee.

[@blackseabrew]

I was pulled over by a pair of cops in rural east Texas in 1993 for speeding. One cop handled the ticket and the other cop didn't just play bad cop he played asshole cop. It was about 9pm. The bad cop kept asking me the same questions over and over again about alcohol, drugs and curiously enough contraband(which I had no clue what that was about). Back then I wasn't aware enough of the 5th amendment so I kept answering no to all of the questions until finally I said, 'Officer, what part of no do you NOT understand?' He then requested...not ordered..for me to get out of the car to which I answered 'I'm comfortable inside the car.' The officer became enraged with that response and ordered me out of the car while cursing. So I got out of the car and went to the back where they immediately introduced a consent form for me to sign so they could legally search the car. Now I knew what they wanted to do. So we set there for an hour. Them using every trick in the book including 'dogs will take a long time to get here' to get me to consent. Which I never signed. Eventually they searched the car anyway. The asshole cop, soon thereafter produced a plastic walmart bag with something white inside of it, obviously weighed a little bit given the thump it made when he threw down on my car. He begged me to confess multiple times to make it 'easier' on me. Eventually he opened the bag and reached in with some gusto thinking he had hit the cocaine jackpot. But get this...he pulled out a DIRTY RUNNY DIAPER!!!!!!!!!!! I was in a company car that was used by multiple people, obviously some with kids. He was so mad, embarrassed,....stinky. I told him to keep the evidence. So I finally was able to leave two full hours later.

[@brianshaw373]

Excellent presentation and advice!

[@hamptonlawfirm]

Thank you kindly!

[@ianbattles7290]

"I don't consent to any searches, seizures, or questions, *so either place me under arrest or let me go."*

[@adhdaf]

My favorite response to the stupid/unrelated questions is to ask to see their fishing license 😂

[@moodiblues2]

I’m a retired Prosecutor and Judge and I agree with your advice to be calm and polite with the police. People frequently used to ask my advice about their interactions with the police. First it’s important to understand that on the street the police have all of the power. They are armed, have armed backup and the ability to make your immediate life uncomfortable at best. So it will almost always help you to be calm, cool, and polite. No one enjoys being stopped by the police and no one enjoys being treated impolitely or worse. Nothing good can come from your momentary pleasure of telling a cop that he’s an asshole especially if he is one. I always keep in mind that I want the interaction to be over quickly with the least amount of hassle possible. Your momentary pleasure telling a bad cop off may be met with you being dragged from your car, roughly handcuffed, and thrown in the back of a dirty cop car, while your car is torn apart looking for contraband. Then being taken to the jail, fingerprinted and photographed and being thrown into a jail cell with all sorts of creeps to keep you company. Then you may spend days to months before going to trial for whatever the cop can convince a Prosecutor to file. On the other hand if you remained calm and polite you can get even with some cop who mistreated you on the roadside by hiring a big ugly lawyer to file suit against a bad cop. It’s your choice, be a big dope and have your situation on KZbin after months of misery, or go home with nothing bad other than the stop, behind you.

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Vulture scammer

[@moodiblues2]

@@Marcuswelby-nx2teasshole

[@farmer8102]

So you were one of the corrupt district attorneys who completely ruined people's lives in order to satisfy some piglet's ego? Then became a judge who is just as corrupt as the rest of them and let the prosecutor run a muck in the courtroom? It's people like this the world never needed. I hope you have nightmares keeping you from comfortable sleep. Someday everything will come FULL CIRCLE. 🙏 🕊️ "We the people" will have our own day! There's nowhere to go, nowhere to hide.

[@farmer8102]

So you were one of the corrupt district attorneys who completely ruined people's lives in order to satisfy some piglet's ego? Then became a judge who is just as corrupt as the rest of them and let the prosecutor run a muck in the courtroom? It's people like this the world never needed. I hope you have nightmares keeping you from comfortable sleep. Someday everything will come FULL CIRCLE. 🙏 🕊️ "We the people" will have our own day!

[@farmer8102]

So here's one of the corrupt district attorneys who completely ruined people's lives in order to satisfy some piglet's ego? Then became a judge who is just as corrupt as the rest of them and let the prosecutor run a muck in the courtroom? It's people like this the world never needed. I hope they all have nightmares keeping them from comfortable sleep. Someday everything will come FULL CIRCLE. 🙏 🕊️ "We the people" will have our own day!

[@docjeep]

So what happens when you're held on the side of the road for several hours waiting for a drug dog to arrive by 6 police officers because they came "someone" called in saying they thought you were casing the neighborhood when all you were doing was leaving the neighborhood after visiting a friend in the neighborhood? Note, when the drug dog arrived, it "alerted" on the car, giving them probably cause to search the vehicle. They trashed the car and didn't find anything because there was nothing to find. Then they said, "Have a good day" and left leaving everything on the side of the road that they ripped out of the vehicle during their search. Happened years ago so isn't anything current, but was really frustrating and scary when it happened. Being held on the side of the road, flanked by police officers for hours while they called for a drug dog, knowing full well there was nothing to find and then have the drug dog "alert" on the car and then they trash the car is really messed up.

[@MrCjvr01]

In the early 2000's, I was pulled over, in Oregon, for driving without insurance. I was guilty, and I knew it, but I told the police officer that I had insurance. He knew, I knew, and if he was unsure, he would have certainly became sure very shortly. He told me it was a crime to lie to the police. I was very nervous, so I changed my story and told him the truth. I wish I had known what my rights were. I thought I only had a right to remain silent if I was under arrest. I was cited and my car was towed. I was left stranded on the side of the road. It was going to happen regardless of what I told him, but I now know I had no obligation to assist him in his investigation into me.

[@coolraul07]

I'll be your huckleberry today. I RARELY drink (maybe 5-6 in past 12 months: usually only a sip and I never drive afterwards). My blanket policy is to refuse FSTs because I'm certain that wouldn't pass objective, scientific muster. As such, what's the harm if I consent to a PBT (portable breath test)? I know that I haven't recently had/used any alcohol, breath spray, or mouthwash. I know based on several videos that a triple-zero reading doesn't prevent an officer from arresting you, but in my mind it gives me some ammo to prove that said arrest was unreasonable on its face because it dispelled any thought that I was intoxicated.

[@TheBrainSquared]

You could easily be convicted just based on the Officers "Opinion".

[@thefirm9746]

Passing the PBT generally can't be used by your lawyer at trial if you end up being charged, but failing it absolutely gives the cop probable cause to arrest you, where he might not have had enough without it. So at best, you haven't improved or worsened your situation by blowing that 0.0. And in theory, blowing the 0.0 may result in the cop letting you leave. However, with legalized weed becoming more ubiquitous, more and more often, blowing a 0.0 just gets the police to quickly pivot to another theory, usually expressed with a statement like "okay, well stay right here, because I have reason to believe that you may be under the influence of a substance other than alcohol. This is especially important if you have any stimulants in your system, such as a prescription for weight loss, COPD or ADHD, and here's why: If you refuse to do a FST, as you always should, and you also refuse to do the portable roadside breathalyzer, the police will almost always spend at least some time trying to convince you to consent. This often will include vague statements or even dishonest bluffs that bolster their supposed suspicion, and some of those things may be inconsistent with a theory that you are impaired by stimulants. For example, if you haven't been drinking and you tell the cop that, he might say something like "well, you seem to be responding very slowly to me" or "you seemed to take a long time to find your registration and insurance" and "that makes me suspicious that you really have been drinking, so if you haven't, it'll be a lot better for both of us if you just submit to a breath test here and now." I had a cop say something like that to me a few years ago, and I made a point of pausing, looking at him sideways, and slowly mirroring his comment. "You think I'm reacting too slowly?" He said "Uh huh. That's what I said." And then after a moment of awkward silence, he added that I was slouching in my seat, and that, despite my claim that I'd had nothing to drink, he thought I'd had at least one or two, because he could smell it on me. He closed with something like "and if that's true, everything'll be fine. You'll show a nice low number and then I can feel comfortable letting you drive off 'cause I'll know that you're okay to drive." At that point, I know he either thinks he has enough to arrest me or he doesn't. If he doesn't, and I refuse to blow, he still doesn't have probable cause. And this is the key: if he does think he has probable cause, he's going to arrest me regardless. But if he does, when we get back to the station and the results show only a small amount of stimulant meds, it will be hard for them to prove that I was impaired by those meds, because the cop has already said several things that were inconsistent with a stimulant, and the comment about smelling alcohol showed either that he's dishonest and therefore unreliable, or his perception and observational skills were poor, and therefore, unreliable. Technically, the cop is allowed to lie to get you to make admissions, but if that cop's credibility is the primary evidence against you, the jury won't buy it if he casually uses lying as a method for busting people.. So at this point, I tell the officer "If you think you have probable cause, then arrest me, I guess, and I'll submit to a chemical test when we get to the station. But if not, I'd just like to be on my way." That, of course, doesn't sound like something an impaired person would say, and he let me go. But if he had arrested me, the odds of me getting charged, much less convicted, for DUID, would have gone way down because they can't show how much or how recently I took those meds, and the only way to prove impairment is by observing me for signs of stimulant impairment, and the only witness against me is a cop who clearly was wrong about smelling alcohol, and who described my behavior as being indicative of alcohol or depressant substances.

[@coolraul07]

@@thefirm9746 Thank you for the detailed response. I read every word.

[@tomsmith5216]

I haven't had a drink in nearly 40 years. I had an officer, at a checkpoint, say he believed I'd been drinking and I needed to do the FST and breathalyzer. I calmly told him I had not had a drink since 1974 ( it was 2005), and did he really wish to pursue it, since he had no reason to believe I had been drinking and could not possibly have smelled alcohol on my breath. He spoke to another officer, and told me I could go.

[@brianfreland9065]

im glad you mentioned the damage when searching because no one ever talks about that. i allowed a cop to search my car years ago and they destroyed it and even threw stuff out in the street because my car was pretty messy during a moving process. i had paystubs and important documents blowing away down the interstate and they even threatened to give me a charge for trying to pick them up saying id be endangering traveling motorists. i had a small tear in the seat from getting in and out and they tore almost the entire cover off the seat saying it looked like a hiding spot. they had absolutely zero respect for my property and actually laughed about it all while doing it. they enjoyed it. that was the last time i consented to anything.

[@mikeblast7507]

When a cop asks me if I know why he pulled me over, I always respond: "No, but I'm sure you're going to tell me."

[@erhimc]

Another half truth... The police all over the country use the 'I Smell...' Just note if they use this, they ARE going to pull you out of your vehicle, and the ARE going to search it. In NO STATE are you allowed to decline an officers request formed this way. Sad that the LAW allows them to do this, but currently the LAW has this loophole. Comply, or go to jail.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

I have seen drug dogs signal exactly where the cop touched.

[@EdmundDantes-l1g]

" Do you know why I pulled you over ?? " - You mean you don't know, Officer ?!? " How much alcohol have you had tonight ?? " - Less than a case, Sir ( I actually have said that - because obviously I hadn't had any alcohol at all. He wasn't amused )

[@davidbwa]

I used to live in the core of downtown. More than once I have witnessed people get screwed over by falling for the "you don't mind if I search your car do you?" question.

[@TheSupervillain316]

I honestly answered "how much have you had to drink?" With brutal honesty Me: two sodas and a glass of water Him (annoyed) i mean alcohol,smartass Me: oh. None Him: you think im gonna believe that? Me: your choice

[@gman9033]

I NEVER SAW A DOG THAT DIDN'T ALERT ON A CAR & I'M A RETIRED PO.........

[@Durwood71]

"Do you know why I pulled you over?" "Hey, man, if you don't know, then I'm sure not going to tell you!"

[@biscuit3111]

In dealing with the cops you have to not be afraid of being arrested. The reality is sometimes by exercising your rights you will piss the cop off and he will punish you. While it might end up in your favor nothing will happen to him, One time I got pulled over. There were two cops in one car. One of the cops started searching my car without my consent. I told him 3 times "I do not consent to a search of my vehicle." The other cop said, "Shut up! He knows what he's doing." Yeah he knew what he was doing, but he didn't find anything, and I didn't go to jail that day.

[@eventhisidistaken]

That's actually not true. Be respectful, but exercise your rights. Cops leave you alone as soon as they know "you're one of 'those'". They'll just write you up and you'll be on your way, which is what you want. Unless you're a young hot female, you're not talking your way out if it anyway.

[@JamesRobinson-z3c]

A friend and I got pulled over by a cop right after I picked my friend up from work. It was Midnight and he was closing the store he worked at. I pulled in to the parking lot, he was already waiting outside and he got in and we left. The cop pulled us over because he found it suspicious that I pulled into the parking lot of a closed business and then quickly left. I asked him what law that violated. He then asked me to step out of the car after backup arrived. As soon as I got to the back of the car he tried the old “You and your friend seemed kind of nervous.” I quickly responded with “No we fucking weren’t “. He then went over to the passenger side of the car and suddenly asked me “Do I smell marijuana?” I yelled over to him “No you fucking don’t “. I asked the other officer if he smelled it and the other cop told him No. I told me he was going to request a K9. I told him to go right ahead, but if they didn’t get there by a certain time we were leaving. He said no we weren’t and I told him that the reason he stopped us was unlawful to begin with and that he couldn’t extend the stop past a certain time. We wait for the k9 for 20 minutes, so we’d been pulled over for 45 minutes at that point. I told him we were leaving and started walking towards my car. He said if I didn’t stop he’d arrested me. I told him no he wouldn’t and got in my car. The cop that said he didn’t smell weed told the asshole cop to let us go and that he couldn’t keep us any longer. I’m glad there was one good cop there.

[@CHRISSLATTERY-i4r]

I was in the town of Hampton NH in the summer of 91 when a Barney Fife rookie used the unanimous call bit. I had done nothing. I refused no less than 3 requests to search my vehicle. He became very hostile and threatened a warrent, still I declined. I was 23 and had a small amount of cannabis in the truck. I played it cool but remained firm. He was so pissed he tossed my Massachusetts driver license at me and stormed off. BAD COP, NO DONUT.

[@BoatPotomac]

User: How many were on that unanimous call? 3, 4, 5? Did they have a short or long discussion before voting? 😮🤔🙃🫣🫤😳

[@SWSimpson]

Years ago, a cop pulled me over and told me I had a tail light out. He told me to wait, and he went to his car, opened the trunk, and then came back to my car and asked me to pop the hatch open on my Honda Accord. So, I popped the hatch, and he replaced the burnt-out bulb. I couldn't believe it. I said, I see it says to protect and to serve, and I see that is truth. Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. And, I asked how many bulbs does he have in his trunk. He laughed and said that was the last one, but he usually has at least a couple. I asked him what he would have done if he had no bulb for me, would I get a ticket? He laughed, and he said, No, he would just tell me to go home and replace ASAP. He also said that his day is much nicer with encounters like mine, and he likes to be of service to people as a cop or just as a civilian. I shook his hand and told him that I was impressed and feel amazing and hopeful after the stop and getting to talk to him. Another time I was pulled over, the cop said he smelled something, and I apologized and explained that I had been sick for 9 months and unable to clean my car. He was likely smelling old bags that had hamburgers, fries and burritos. He said he understood, I forgot why he pulled me over, but he just gave me a verbal warning and told me to be safe. The next day, I went to clean out my car because I was embarrassed, and while cleaning out my car I found a broken PIPE in the armrest that comes down between the two back seats. It was in there and then the armrest closed, so you wouldn't see it unless you pull down the armrest. I then remembered leaving someone's apartment with a friend and that friend dropped a pipe on the ground, right in front of a couple pushing a stroller with a baby in it. I looked shocked, my friend didn't know what to do, so I scooped it up in a paper bag I had on me as the people would be on top of it any second, and I didn't want them to have to deal with broken glass on the ground. So, I cleaned it up with one big scoop. When my friend got in the back seat, I handed it to him. I thought he would have thrown it out. He told me he was going to throw it out, he just put it there for when I drove him home, but forget to take it out and throw it away. He felt terrible because I could have been arrested for that. So, the cop was really very nice and nothing bad happened. I did argue a ticket in court once - I brought a diagram of what the intersection looked like and that all traffic was stopped because they had nowhere to go except to illegally bloc,k the interesting, which they hadn't done. It was rush hour traffic and we were one block from a freeway on and off ramp, but where I had to go was one block away from, that, and I made my turn. No one had to stop because of me, no one was in the way. And, even according to the cop, where he was stopped, there was a panel van blocking his view of the intersection, so I was the only one who could make that judgment call, and I say the turn was safe. The judge agreed with me, threw out the case, and the cop looked pissed and stormed off. On my way out of the court, another cop came up to me to congratulate me on the win, and asked if I was a lawyer or something and I said, No, I'm a paralegal but mostly do corporate bankruptcies. He said, congratulations, again and said I won because I came prepared. I said the cop wasn't pleased. And, this cop said, Too bad, you were in the right and you proved your case. I thanked him and wished for him to have a good day. The End.

[@eventhisidistaken]

I would say, most cops are decent people. The problem is, you don't know in advance. I'd rather get a ticket for a tail light out than have some jack booted jack wagon tear my car apart without compensation.

[@peterlivingston8155]

BS

[@carlsuthers7954]

I rolled through an intersection right in front of a deputy sheriff, so I stopped as soon as possible. He wrote the ticket for failure to stop (which I did), but when I reviewed the ticket after he left, I noticed 1. He had the address and street wrong. 2. He listed my license was "non-CDL", in 2 different places, and 3. He omitted a number on my driver's license. So I took the ticket to court, plead "not guilty", and when the judge asked the deputy for additional information, he couldn't find my file! Case dismissed!

[@aldeal3793]

This had to be when all cars had 1156 or 1157 taillight bulbs,the good ole days.

[@deanrao4805]

Is "the dog alerted...." a euphemism for "the dog peed on your tire"?

[@Swimdeep]

I got pulled over while searching for my cat who got outside. I was driving really slowly in my residential neighborhood. He asked if I had been drinking and I told him I had half a beer just before my cat escaped. I told him I would take a breathalyzer test. I blew .01 and he let my continue searching for my lost cat. Something the truth will set you free.

[@roomwithapointofview]

"Do you know why I pulled you over?" "Yes. There are two types of cop in the world, those that want to save it and those that want to control it. I don't need saving, except maybe from you, and no one needs saving from me, so that only leaves one thing." That one thing s a need to control, do a little fishing and hoping I will do his job for him.

[@selfdo]

Virtually ALL cops become ASSHOLEs, it's just a matter of WHEN.

[@r0bw00d]

"Yes. There are two types of cop in the world, those that want to save it and those that want to control it. I don't need saving, except maybe from you, and no one needs saving from me, so that only leaves one thing." There. Fixed it for you.

[@roomwithapointofview]

@@r0bw00d Yes, thank you for quoting me word for word, and then claiming you fixed something.

[@r0bw00d]

@@roomwithapointofview If you can't see what I did there, then you need to get your eyes checked. I removed all of the unnecessary hard returns.

[@roomwithapointofview]

@@r0bw00d Your first mistake is thinking that isn't exactly as I wanted it. "Yes.", is it's own sentence. So I put my text, including the question, through a grammar checker, just now, and then yours. Yours has more grammatical errors. Mine has zero. So thanks for nothing? And you don't have anything better to do?

[@mikevine1057]

"Do you know why I pulled you over?" "Why, did you forget between here and your car?"

[@grandparedpill2695]

I am 66, with a bad back, I don't dance on the side of the road! You want to see if I have been drinking alcohol? Than let's go to the hospital and draw blood! Other than that bugger off!

[@richardottum1]

This is excellent information. I was arrested in 2004 by Sherriff deputy and state trooper waiting almost all night for a drug dog 🐕

[@billbeliakoff5589]

I was with a friend when he got pulled over because the officer thought he was driving under the influence. When asked if he was willing to take the field sobriety test my friend said "let's just do the breathalyzer" knowing that he would pass.The officer said that "that's not the procedure". After some back and forth the officer went back to his car for a minute or two, came back and let my friend go.

[@jimpryor99]

I’ll take things that never happened for 1000 Alex. If he asked you to take a field sobriety and you decline, it is an automatic one year suspension of your license.

[@LibertyRapsher]

There's a goofy psychology that applies to many people, who think if they admit to what they did to a cop that the cop in turn will be lenient on them... It boggles my mind. This applies especially to those who've had something to drink. I theorize that the majority of people who've been drinking will admit to it and then play it down... I only had a bear. They think if they admit to their "crime", the officer will be nicer to them... It boggles my mind.

[@telavivkunz8479]

They are not your friends, trained to lie!!!! Need to Abolish Qualified Immunity now

[@VioletWings1353]

Qualified immunity reform is needed. Complete abolishment would create even more troubles in law enforcement.

[@akakscase]

​@@VioletWings1353Agreed. There needs to be further constraint on Qualified Imminity, not just a blanket clause. Qualified Immunity also needs to be reviewed and determined by an independent party versed in the laws and Constituional Rights of the individuals in question. Having the police investigate the police for possible violations of Qualified Imminity is like having a football team be its own referees in the Championship game.

[@mysterydrones2473]

Abolish ALL immunity now, nobody should be above the law.

[@harrisonhurst6480]

​@@mysterydrones2473 I agree, 100%. Laws must apply to everyone, or they are pointless.

[@realspacemodels]

Qualified Immunity shouldn't be the standard, it should be the exception. There should be a checklist of actions followed by an officer and if ALL the steps were followed, then a judge MAY decide to award immunity. But if any of the checklist items were not adhered to, then immunity is off the table.

[@TheKajunkat]

When I was in high school, there were a rash of marijuana arrests in our town. Funny thing was, every one of them were of children who had parents that were either in the government or owned businesses. The MO was always the same, 1 ounce, wrapped in aluminum foil, found under the driver's seat. Same two cops made all the busts. They tried to get me to give them ID and to search my car one night while I was parked outside a store. I was like "nope, you ain't planting drugs on me. You need to get a warrant to search it". They looked in every window looking for something to give them "probable cause" and threatened to arrest me if I didn't let them search. Even threatened to bust the windows out. They finally left and I found out the next Monday that another of my classmates got busted, a goody two shoes, heart of gold girl that would never even get close to drugs. They eventually became the sheriff and DA so I guess it worked for them.

[@jonathonmcglew4992]

Lackluster and Long Island Audit created attorney shield. You can connect w/attorney while stopped.

[@jkjives1786]

Cop: "Do you know why I stopped you?" Me: "No, I just looked up from my cell phone and there you were!" (Alli Breen)

[@surferdude4487]

Wrong answer.

[@EarthAltar]

Officer: Where are you headed? Me: To your mom's. Officer: What are you going there for? Me: To wait my turn.

[@thomasarmstrong9327]

I was stopped for going a smidge too fast one night, many years ago. After the cop returned my license, he asked if I had been drinking. I held up the Pepsi bottle from the cup holder, and asked if he wanted one.

[@SAR0311]

I've literally had all those questions thrown at me to no avail every single time. When I was a teen and in my early 20s even as an active duty Marine and always consented and complied when the cops were very much out of line and in the wrong. I didn't know then what I know now 20 years later. I got pulled over for fake excuses a lot. I never got tickets, just fishing expeditions by bad cops. It was always an embarrassing, stressful interruption and waste of my time for no reason. It's less frequent today but still periodically, just so I know it never ends

[@surferdude4487]

Sorry, officer, but since I am an active duty marine, you will have to call an MP to investigate. then see what the cop does next.

[@tallyankeegal]

The evening before my mother died in 2017, She had become non responsive. In my state weed had been decriminalized, but not legal, my son 26 at the time had been smoking in his room with a friend, I asked him to pick up and put his stuff away, I knew they would send sheriff to a non responsive medical call. At the hospital Just after being told my mom would die in a matter of hours I was approach by a sheriff detective, he wanted to look at my mom's room again, I was so out of it knowing my mom would die, I let permission to come to my house, I warned my son and they did in fact harass my son about "weed smell" several officers touched and measured my guns to see if they were legal, it was ridiculous on the eve of my mother's death these asshole harassed my family, ultimately they got lost, I sent the detective a strongly worded text and a few weeks later I almost walked up the sherrif himself to complain, but weed is still unlawful here...

[@kenpeters9807]

The neighboring town where I lived near Carroll Co maryland eventually had several cops charged with planting Maijewana

[@roysuggs3635]

11:26 Have you ever heard fo planting evidence, it's a very common practice among law enforcement officers.

[@grampydeathblade2217]

If someone says "I smell...." ask IMMEDIATELY "When did you become a sommelier?"