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There's actually quite a bit more you can do but it does start to err on the side of being risky. Remember, all of your interactions become evidence during a tr
by oceanplexian 7y ago
There's actually quite a bit more you can do but it does start to err on the side of being risky. Remember, all of your interactions become evidence during a trial. And the police can say and do things that will invalidate evidence or violate your rights. If you drag out the interaction you can give them more opportunities to screw themselves.
- You can ask the police if you are allowed to speak to an attorney. They can say no, since in some DUI stops you're not entitled to an attorney, but you can ask them to explain why, ask them if you're being arrested, and then ask if you're entitled to an attorney later, then claim in court you were "confused" about your rights. Look up Confusion Doctrine+DUI.
- You can piss them off, and get them to say or do something stupid (Hopefully not shooting you). The cop ends up saying something like "You know I can arrest you for anything I feel like, right?". If you record everything, you might have a chance. I had an interaction like this that was dismissed in trial; the officer requested to dismiss it in the interest of justice, IMHO because what he did was embarrassing.
- You can ask the cops "why" they stopped you or "why" they are questioning you. If they answer the question differently or two officers claim different things, it can raise reasonable doubt. If they neglect to answer you can use exactly the same tactics on them they'd use on a suspect. Tell them you want to help but you need to hear their side of the story.
- You can ask "Am I being arrested?" or "Am I a suspect?" if a cop starts pushing too hard. You can ask them "Why do you think that?" etc. Again, it gives him an opportunity to do something stupid.
Lastly, remember, the police are probably a lot better at all of the above than you, since they do this often. Hence why no attorney is going to give this advice. But it IS possible to pull the same tricks on them that they pull on the people they pull over every day, it just takes a lot of cunning and experience.
- o-__-o 7y agoWell I just tried some of this. I was being questioned, I answered the question about my name but that was it. I flipped them asking why, i'd love to help but why do they think that, etc. I was then detained, cuffed and placed into a police car. Cops have more power than you, the average joe. I do not recommend doing the above.