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I once had a CHP officer tell me in so many words that if I hadn't admitted to speeding, he would have written me a ticket. Stonewalling isn't necessarily the
by ScottBurson 14y ago
I once had a CHP officer tell me in so many words that if I hadn't admitted to speeding, he would have written me a ticket.
Stonewalling isn't necessarily the best strategy, particularly if you both know you were in violation.
- makomk 14y agoThis is quite likely to depend on the colour of your skin...
- tibbon 14y agoI definitely considered this. I was driving through the border of a traditionally black neighborhood and college campus. I'm a white male, and it was some frat party weekend on the campus and I got the sense he was looking to nail drunk students. If I wasn't white, I think its highly possible things would have turned out differently. Every encounter I've had with police so far (a few traffic stops, being caught dumpster diving, being in a few parks in Boston after midnight), I've found it just to be better to be nice. I've walked away from every situation so far with zero tickets, arrests, handcuffings, etc...