So, Iāve been pulled over a few times in my life. Not many, but a few. And Iāve also been in a couple of cars that got pulled over. And let me tell you, if you were actually doing something wrong, the officer doesnāt make any small talk, just straight intoĀ āI clocked you doing 70 in a 55.ā The only time Iāve ever gotten theĀ ādo you know why I pulled you over?ā was the time when I wasnāt doing anything wrong, and I got let go even though he insisted to the end that I was doing 87 in a 70 (white privilege at work).
āDo you know why I pulled you over?ā is a trap. It means thereās a good chance the officer doesnāt actually have a good reason to ticket you, and is trying to get you to waive your 5th Amendment rights and incriminate yourself. If you make a guess, thatās a confession of guilt.
But thereās another trap, that Iāve heard of but havenāt yet experienced. ItāsĀ ādo you know how fast you were going?ā With that one, theyāre hoping youāll say no, because then they can name whatever speed they want ā you just said you didnāt know how fast you were going, if you deny the speed they name then youāre lying to them.
Oh, Iāve had that one. Go with āyes.ā Donāt give them a number, just say āYes.ā Then they still have to offer a number and you can deny it without contradicting yourself. They could just ask you, at that point, but thatās suspiciously similar to saying they donāt know, and they tend to avoid doing that.
Reblog to save a life
if you scroll past this just because it doesnāt affect you personally, i see you.
Also, you can always go to court and contest a ticket, and a lot of times youāll win. Or if the cop thinks youāll win they wonāt even show up and youāll win by default.
They like to target out of state plates because anyone who would be majorly inconvenienced by a court date two months away is a lot more likely to just pay it.

























