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I don't know it's that simple. There's dealing with the law and then there's dealing with people. Which of those you give more weight to depends on circumstance

by gexla 12y ago

I don't know it's that simple. There's dealing with the law and then there's dealing with people. Which of those you give more weight to depends on circumstances such as risk vs. reward. The police are people, subject to the same quirks that everyone else is. Just as with any organization, the culture also has a part to play (hopefully you aren't in an area with heavy police corruption.) If you are riding as a passenger and you don't otherwise have anything to worry about, then there is probably more risk to going against the police than by simply cooperating even if you don't have to. If you have something to hide and you are the driver, then you want to be pulling every trick you can. Unless being an Uber driver is a criminal offense, then I assume they could only write you a ticket that you could then take to the courts. If the police aren't up to date with recent changes to the laws, the the courts should be. Just be a nice person, even if you are encountering someone in a position of authority who is having a bad day.

jemfinch 12y ago
Like I said in reply to another comment[0], asserting your rights doesn't have to be rude. There are polite ways to assert your rights. The critical point in that comment, though, is that the kind of cop that's going to be angered by your assertion of your rights is exactly the kind of cop you shouldn't be talking to anyway. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8059772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8059772
chrismcb 12y ago
In reality there is more risk with simply cooperating, with no risk for exercising your rights. In both cases they could arrest you, but in the first case they may now have evidence they can use against you. Simply inform the officer you cannot answer any questions. You can be a nice person and still exercise your rights.

by gexla 12y ago

jemfinch 12y ago

Like I said in reply to another comment[0], asserting your rights doesn't have to be rude. There are polite ways to assert your rights. The critical point in that comment, though, is that the kind of cop that's going to be angered by your assertion of your rights is exactly the kind of cop you shouldn't be talking to anyway. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8059772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8059772

chrismcb 12y ago

In reality there is more risk with simply cooperating, with no risk for exercising your rights. In both cases they could arrest you, but in the first case they may now have evidence they can use against you. Simply inform the officer you cannot answer any questions. You can be a nice person and still exercise your rights.