When the police question you... QUESTION THEM BACK!

[Darkmagus]

"Yeah, and when you get shot and killed on the side of the road, you will miss your 4 days of fame because you are dead. If you know the law, you can decimate a police officer in court, and he is very unlikely to shoot you there. I prefer the cleaner method by avoiding it all, except the encounter on the side of the road. The cop doesn't have a clue, but he might stop some idiot drunk before he kills someone I love. Now if some cop wants to escalate a simple traffic stop, I may reconsider. I always look at it this way, the cop that knows so little about law to detain unlawfully to issue something so flimsy as a traffic ticket, just might be the guy who pulls you out of a burning vehicle after you crash."

If an officer is inclined to shoot me, there is nothing I can do about that anyway. I do have enough faith in law enforcement to believe that it's unlikely to happen because I happen to speak up for myself. Again, I'm not talking about a physical altercation, I'm not stupid, I will under any circumstance, speak my mind. If I get shot for that then so be it, but I won't go down as a coward.

[shikamaru]

If an officer is inclined to shoot me, there is nothing I can do about that anyway. I do have enough faith in law enforcement to believe that it's unlikely to happen because I happen to speak up for myself. Again, I'm not talking about a physical altercation, I'm not stupid, I will under any circumstance, speak my mind. If I get shot for that then so be it, but I won't go down as a coward.

The dead can't be heard.
Roadside court is not the time for that kind of administration.

If you can keep your ego (and pride) in check, you can survive to really let them have it in court.

Think of it as a quasi-administrative hearing with all the roles of court (judge, bailiff, jury, and prosecutor) rolled up into one (police) officer.

[loveunderlaw]

The dead can't be heard.
Roadside court is not the time for that kind of administration.

If you can keep your ego (and pride) in check, you can survive to really let them have it in court.

Think of it as a quasi-administrative hearing with all the roles of court (judge, bailiff, jury, and prosecutor) rolled up into one (police) officer.

That's where I'm coming from too, better to swallow your pride and bad attitude and make it home safely.
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[ag maniac]

The dead can't be heard.
Roadside court is not the time for that kind of administration.

If you can keep your ego (and pride) in check, you can survive to really let them have it in court.

Think of it as a quasi-administrative hearing with all the roles of court (judge, bailiff, jury, and prosecutor) rolled up into one (police) officer.

....or as my ol' man used to say back in the 60's --> "You can't fight city hall"

Most importantly, don't answer questions with statements....and don't make statements of fact ....you'll be convicting yourself. After your initial "Good day officer", and since the Supremes have said "Silence is a yes", your best reply is "Can anything I say be used against me?".

Like shik said --> make the courtroom your battlefield