How would you answer this question?

ryanthomas · #61 01/09/12, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by time

They just lie when they want to pull me over. No real reason neccisary.

True, but it's better to force them to lie than to give them something real. There's a chance they can be caught in the lie.

chamoisee · #62 01/09/12, 02:59 PM

I don't know that he's expecting you to answer honestly so much as he's watching carefully for your reaction when he asks and you answer those questions.

plowjockey · #63 01/09/12, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by time

They just lie when they want to pull me over. No real reason neccisary.

I must be lucky.

In 36 years of driving, I have never been pulled over, for no reason.

**Shrek** · #64 01/09/12, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ryanthomas

Yeah, definitely better not to get stopped in the first place. Make sure you don't have any burnt out bulbs on your vehicle, no cracks in the windshield, nothing hanging from your rearview mirror. The license plate light is a big one. Probably half of cars on the road have it burnt out, but that's enough to stop you.

My gf thinks its funny that I do a walk around lamp check of my vehicle at least once a day if I am driving to check running lights, blinkers, headlights, hazard flashers and tag light. I also use a wooden cane I keep in my vehicles to depress the brake pedal if its too light to check my brake lights and I'm by myself. I also inspect and turn on my windshield wipers regardless of the weather as I am leaving.

After dark I also use my cross the street neighbors front window to check my tail/ brake/ back up lights in the rearview mirror before shutting my rig down.

I have seen too many folks pulled over just because of a burned out 75 cent bulb, burned out headlight or a failed wiper so think nothing of the 2 minute walk around safety check.

Plus I have been driving for 36 years and only had one moving violation ticket and that was a no point warning and the only other times I have been stopped were at normal roadblock vehicle /license and DUI checkpoints.

watcher · #65 01/10/12, 08:11 PM

Here's a real life example. I FINALLY got home from jury duty in a criminal case. The guy was brought in for questioning, signed a rights waiver, was interrogated and eventually signed a confession. We convicted him, DUH! But if he had kept his mouth shut and/or had a lawyer with him when he was talking to the police the odds are he'd walked. I for one would have had a difficult time convicting him based solely on the evidence, i.e. w/o the confession.

I'm not a big fan of people getting away with stuff and I'm very glad most criminals are stupid enough to do things like this BUT. . . jiminy crickets when the cops give you a paper saying you don't have to say anything rub two brain cells together and come up with the wise thought of SHUTTING UP!!!!!!!!!!!

farmerj · #66 01/11/12, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by farmerj

The link with more information on this incident.
http://www.ohioccw.org/201107214955/cantonpd.html

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Originally Posted by Gary in ohio

This police offer was a real PIA.. Lots of local press on this. He had several cases of this type of abuse and was suppose to be kicked off the force. The guy in the car was arrested for fail to inform (required in ohio), but those charges were dropped. he ended up with a "stopping" violation.

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x63833...n-police-force

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A city police officer at the center of a controversial traffic stop involving a man with a permit to carry a concealed handgun has been fired.