Originally Posted by oledoc2u
ok, one more....the question, Do you know why I stopped you is just a set up in a way. We must have probably cause to make a traffic stop...sometimes the answer is great probably cause coming straight from the suspect....if you say no, then we tell you, but if you say because I was probably going too fast, or I just disregarded that stop sign, or just peeled out to avoid tighed's blue car....
And that right there is the reason why you should really not answer that question with anything other than "Because you wanted to conduct a traffic stop."
If the police officer was waiting for speeders, or was checking for seat belt usage, or any other form of violation, he is going to stop somebody sooner or later, and it just happens to be you at that moment in time.
Now, some police officers are always friendly and polite.
Others are high strung, and are looking for a reason to yell.
You never know which one you are getting pulled over by until he opens his mouth.
The problem is, once you have Officer Disrespectful at your window, and he's screaming and hollering at you, there isn't any good way to get him to calm down. If you ask him a question, he is going to take that as a challenge to his authority, and he's most likely going to escalate the hostility level he is already dishing out.
Trying to be extremely polite, timid and submissive is going to trigger the officers that are extremely aggressive, and are trying to dominate you, and make you feel powerless.
Being aggressive, nasty, and rude to the police officer is the quickest way to get tazered. Don't do that.
There really isn't anything you can do to calm a police officer down who is being hostile, rude, and disrespectful.
At the most, all you can say is "Doesn't your patrol car have one of those new video camera systems in it?" In response, the officer will either say yes or no. If he says yes, then you can follow up that with "And the radio on your person is able to pick up both your side and my side of our conversation, correct?" Again, a yes or no will be your answer.
To that answer, your final statement to him should simply be "Thank you officer. That information is very helpful to me, and I no longer feel as threatened by your hostility."
That will get just about any officer to pause for a second and think about the situation for a moment. Usually, they will stop talking, and just go about getting you on your way down the road.
What does oledoc2u think about the above?
BC.