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I've never had any issues respectfully refusing to play along. 'Do you know why I pulled you over?' 'Good morning, officer. I'd rather not answer any question

I've never had any issues respectfully refusing to play along. 'Do you know why I pulled you over?' 'Good morning, officer. I'd rather not answer any questions. Am I being ticketed?' Interestingly even that innocent lead question is a trick one. Yes obviously implies guilty. But no implies a lack of awareness of your own actions, which can just as well end up being used against you.

Retric 8y ago
That seems like it's going to increase your odds of being ticketed. Having been pulled over twice and not ticketed that seems like a significant sacrifice.
- gowld 8y ago
  It depends on how guilty you _look_ to the officer, doesn't it?
- true_religion 8y ago
  Not really. When I was younger, I owned a fast car and was pulled over several times in small southern towns as I drove between university and my parents house. Being young black man in dixie country, you would expect that this would lead to lots of tickets and poor relations with the police? No. I was polite, respectful, and the such, but when asked if I knew why I was pulled over I would simply shrug. I got 2 tickets, but many more warnings, and even the tickets had leniency. In my view, the police are not out to get you. Sure, they want to make ticket quota, but thats just the job... nothing personal.
  - bdamm 8y ago
    This is useful anecdotally. I also am polite and cordial with police during traffic stops. Pull over promptly and make sure they have room to safely approach your car. Stay professional. I never know why they pulled me over, even if I was speeding, but that doesn't have to be confrontational. 5/6 the result is a warning. But I figured that was just because I'm white.
Vrondi 8y ago
I just say "no, sir" or "no, officer" and let them tell me. I make very sure to be quite polite. Never argue. Take the ticket. Anything worse is not worth the satisfaction of trying to argue. Then, sometimes, if they're not a jerk, they just give a warning, but if not, a ticket is a golden certification that you did not get asaulted or kidnapped by the government agent with the gun.
isoskeles 8y ago
> Good morning, officer. I'd rather not answer any questions. Am I being ticketed? Interestingly, that sounds different from: > I won't talk until my lawyer is present. I was wrong. "Never talk to the police without a lawyer present," means something completely different from what I read. It means talking to the police but pretending you don't talk to them when you talk about it on the internet. I'm sorry, I didn't realize this.

Retric 8y ago

That seems like it's going to increase your odds of being ticketed. Having been pulled over twice and not ticketed that seems like a significant sacrifice.

gowld 8y ago
It depends on how guilty you _look_ to the officer, doesn't it?
true_religion 8y ago
Not really. When I was younger, I owned a fast car and was pulled over several times in small southern towns as I drove between university and my parents house. Being young black man in dixie country, you would expect that this would lead to lots of tickets and poor relations with the police? No. I was polite, respectful, and the such, but when asked if I knew why I was pulled over I would simply shrug. I got 2 tickets, but many more warnings, and even the tickets had leniency. In my view, the police are not out to get you. Sure, they want to make ticket quota, but thats just the job... nothing personal.
- bdamm 8y ago
  This is useful anecdotally. I also am polite and cordial with police during traffic stops. Pull over promptly and make sure they have room to safely approach your car. Stay professional. I never know why they pulled me over, even if I was speeding, but that doesn't have to be confrontational. 5/6 the result is a warning. But I figured that was just because I'm white.

Vrondi 8y ago

I just say "no, sir" or "no, officer" and let them tell me. I make very sure to be quite polite. Never argue. Take the ticket. Anything worse is not worth the satisfaction of trying to argue. Then, sometimes, if they're not a jerk, they just give a warning, but if not, a ticket is a golden certification that you did not get asaulted or kidnapped by the government agent with the gun.

isoskeles 8y ago

> Good morning, officer. I'd rather not answer any questions. Am I being ticketed? Interestingly, that sounds different from: > I won't talk until my lawyer is present. I was wrong. "Never talk to the police without a lawyer present," means something completely different from what I read. It means talking to the police but pretending you don't talk to them when you talk about it on the internet. I'm sorry, I didn't realize this.