CA Police Can No Longer Ask this “Trick” Question
We've all been there. Or most of us, anyway.
Cop pulled you over and says something to kind of bait you to admit you were doing something wrong.
"Looks like you were speeding..." and you reply with 'sorry, I was late for an appointment' or something that basically has you admitting to speeding.
Remember that whole 'you have the right to remain silent' stuff? use it. Just give the officer your license and registration and be good with it.
Oh, things like 'do you know how fast you were going?' and if you say anything that isn't "the speed limit" they may give you a ticket.
Well, that's just their trick to get you to admit something even if you weren't honestly doing anything wrong, or you didn't think you were.
Starting in 2024, Yahoo News is saying California police can no longer ask something along those lines.
Now, they may ask something to try to get you to admit to something, but this phrase is going to be outlawed.
“Do you know why I pulled you over?”
And your response should always be, "No."
I have been pulled over by the police. I knew I was going the speed limit, I knew I was wearing my seatbelt, I knew my tabs were up to date, but it still sends that shock to your system when you get pulled over as you don't know what's about to happen. Fortunately in my last instance it was just a tail light that was out. Of course I had no way of knowing since I drive on the inside of my car so wouldn't know I had a broken tail light and all was good.
And here's hoping this California rule translates to other states, too. They shouldn't ask questions like that. Police just need to walk up to the car and say, "Hey, sorry, here's why I pulled you over." and have a conversation about it. No need to be a jerk or anything.
And if you get asked something like that, it's also not okay for you to be a jerk. As tempting it is to have a police officer ask "Do you know why I pulled you over?" and have you respond with "Because you're trying to hit your quota?" that's also not cool. Show respect, be brief, and, again, you have the right to remain silent. Use it.
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