Being scared to not stand up for your rights is understandable. On visa too. If I was in Mexico, I'd probably pay the bribes to dirty cops myself. The advice i

Being scared to not stand up for your rights is understandable. On visa too. If I was in Mexico, I'd probably pay the bribes to dirty cops myself. The advice is like not plugging in a random usb stick into your computer or wearing a condom. Risk vs reward. There is real risk unfortunately talking with police in the US. The point of that video (by a lawyer and a cop, really, watch it if you haven't for those in the US) is that you open yourself to real legal risk talking to a cop. They can lie. They have pressure to perform, are often in potentially dangerous situations, are often jaded and assume you are guilty of something, the role self selects for bullies and weeds out those deemed too smart. Everyone and anyone can be a target depending on the officer. I have had positive experiences with a couple cops. I have also tasted lots of negative experiences. We got pulled over and all of us were separated and the cops grilled us, lied about finding drugs on other passengers, tried to get each person, including minors who were isolated and now alone, to admit to illicit activities. We were completely straight edge and had nothing to hide. Cops can talk to my lawyer.