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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
My advice to get through an encounter with the Police:
Rule one, always remember right or wrong, good or bad, you will NOT win any argument with a cop on the side of the road, EVER. Forget trying anything but following orders.
Rule Two, comply with every order, do NOT make any sudden movements. Never reach for anything under a seat or in the glove box. If your registration is in the glove box tell the officer that and move slowly with his permission to get the registration.
Keep your hands in plain sight at all times.
Do not consent to any search of the vehicle, even if you are 100% innocent. They will trash or car. Ask for a supervisor.
If you feel your rights were violated don't yell at the cop, wait for a court of law.
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Sometimes easier said than done.
Last time I got pulled over we were heading down to get the kids from summer camp.
Had just picked up a new SUV a few days before and we were on temp plates.
Got pulled over for speed.
Now my wife never gets pulled over.
I think once in her entire life.
She has no idea how to deal with cops. She was nervous, fumbling for paperwork, rambling, making all sorts of bizarre statements, answering questions he has not asked etc...
The whole time I'm telling her to shut up and let the man do his job so we can be on our way.
At one point the officer asks me to get out of the car and step to the back.
As we walk to the back he was peering in the windows trying to see what he could see.
Asks if everything is OK because my wife seems really nervous.
Told him it was all good, she's a goodie two shoes and has never been pulled over and unlike me it's a new experience for her.
He accepted that and we were on our way.
Had she been by herself I have no doubt she would have ended up sitting on the side of the road for an hour while they tore the car apart and waited for the canine unit to show up.