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Right. Piss off a cop. Brilliant! The balanced and calculated reactions of these individuals was very impressive, I only wish I had their fortitude and thoug

Right. Piss off a cop. Brilliant! The balanced and calculated reactions of these individuals was very impressive, I only wish I had their fortitude and thoughtfulness in such situations.

bra-ket 12y ago
never talk to cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc The right way to handle a police stop (in the US): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJrQBwJpqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJrQBwJpqk
- rahimnathwani 12y ago
  And the wrong way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HUNQIAAR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HUNQIAAR0 Starts at 1:10
jemfinch 12y ago
There's no need to be an rude about it. "Sorry, officer, I don't understand your question." "Are you paying to be a passenger in this vehicle?" "I'm sorry, officer, I want to help you, but I just don't understand how this involves me. I'm just a passenger here." Most cops will just give up asking the question there. If the officer pushes the issue, he's being an asshole, but you can still very politely invoke your fifth amendment rights: "Sorry, officer, I should have an attorney present to help me with these questions." At that point, answers to any further questions (if any: standard police policy everywhere is to cease questioning immediately) are completely inadmissable (Edwards v. Arizona, 1981). You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride: that's true. With that said, the cops who will bring you downtown for asserting your rights are exactly the cops that you really shouldn't be talking to. (IANAL, FWIW; I'm just an occasionally rude anti-authoritarian citizen who has to mentally practice polite assertion of my rights so I don't accidentally piss off cops who, in their view, are just doing their jobs.)
- jcromartie 12y ago
  The correct way to politely decline a question is "I'm sorry officer, I can't discuss this without my attorney present." You're not dodging the question, but offering a well-understood reason, and the reason involves something real but external to both yourself and the LEO.
nextweek2 12y ago
I am in no way familiar with american law, however Miranda rights state that you have the right to remain silent, the Fifth amendment says you have the right not to self-incriminate. They are asking questions in a leading way, its how they are trained. You just have to be diplomatic and nice about it. I have been stopped before and asked how fast I was driving. I simply said I was not sure but I thought it was at the speed limit. Unless the police have evidence they can only have a talk with you.

Right. Piss off a cop. Brilliant! The balanced and calculated reactions of these individuals was very impressive, I only wish I had their fortitude and thoughtfulness in such situations.

bra-ket 12y ago

never talk to cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc The right way to handle a police stop (in the US): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJrQBwJpqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJrQBwJpqk

rahimnathwani 12y ago
And the wrong way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HUNQIAAR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HUNQIAAR0 Starts at 1:10

jemfinch 12y ago

There's no need to be an rude about it. "Sorry, officer, I don't understand your question." "Are you paying to be a passenger in this vehicle?" "I'm sorry, officer, I want to help you, but I just don't understand how this involves me. I'm just a passenger here." Most cops will just give up asking the question there. If the officer pushes the issue, he's being an asshole, but you can still very politely invoke your fifth amendment rights: "Sorry, officer, I should have an attorney present to help me with these questions." At that point, answers to any further questions (if any: standard police policy everywhere is to cease questioning immediately) are completely inadmissable (Edwards v. Arizona, 1981). You can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride: that's true. With that said, the cops who will bring you downtown for asserting your rights are exactly the cops that you really shouldn't be talking to. (IANAL, FWIW; I'm just an occasionally rude anti-authoritarian citizen who has to mentally practice polite assertion of my rights so I don't accidentally piss off cops who, in their view, are just doing their jobs.)

jcromartie 12y ago
The correct way to politely decline a question is "I'm sorry officer, I can't discuss this without my attorney present." You're not dodging the question, but offering a well-understood reason, and the reason involves something real but external to both yourself and the LEO.

nextweek2 12y ago

I am in no way familiar with american law, however Miranda rights state that you have the right to remain silent, the Fifth amendment says you have the right not to self-incriminate. They are asking questions in a leading way, its how they are trained. You just have to be diplomatic and nice about it. I have been stopped before and asked how fast I was driving. I simply said I was not sure but I thought it was at the speed limit. Unless the police have evidence they can only have a talk with you.