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Your two points are really good. Before you're under arrest, you may want to try #1, but what may ensue is failure to obey orders, or resistance to arrest, or d

Your two points are really good. Before you're under arrest, you may want to try #1, but what may ensue is failure to obey orders, or resistance to arrest, or disorderly conduct. Don't ask me why or how, it just kind of happens and before you know it you're under arrest. Now that you're under arrest, your 5 minute traffic stop transformed itself into an ordeal. For some people it's worth it, for others they just want to avoid the hassle, and you can't blame them for not asserting their rights. Cameras in your vehicle and handing your attorney's business card with your driver's license are good deterrents that I highly recommend. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

vorpalhex 9y ago
Your point here is correct. A very common tactic is for police to make a wrong claim - which is legal - such as "If you don't cooperate with me, I'm going to arrest you and charge you with X". The police are absolutely allowed to lie to you, including about the law. Likewise, they will use your reluctance to cause a fracas against you to extract easy answers. They may even, as you say above, move to detain you and bring you in. Again, actually having a lawyer here is what's important, and again, usually not something most people can afford.