My last traffic stop included passing a cop who was going 30 in a 55. There were 16 cars stacked up behind me because that idiot wouldn't drive (I counted when they passed). When he came up and demanded to know why I thought passing him was acceptable, I pointed out that I waited until the legal passing zone. He asked the same question, I repeated "that's a legal passing zone and you were going 25 below." Then he asked AGAIN, and I said I will not be answering anymore questions. So then he asked if I would answer questions. 🙄 I just stared at him until he went away. Then he came back with my documents and tried to ask me more questions, so I just stared at him, without blinking, until he stomped off again. On the bright side, I made it possible for at least 16 people to get where they were going, on time.
Sounds like a cop was impaired.. the alcohol on his breath was a give away... I document that by asking politely how much the officer has been drinking on both of our cameras. I beat a CHP ticket for just this.. he was plastered. So I went after his job with a restraining order in place. He is no longer a cop. Anywhere.
I had a state trooper pull me over because I was doing the speed limit in the left lane and he wanted to pass me. I was not able to pull into the right lane due to the number of cars there and had i sped up to move over.... bam he would have added another ticket to his quota. I just kept saying, i was on cruise control doing the speed limit. He was butt hurt he couldn't write me a ticket.
@@davidkausch5935 Technically, the left lane is for passing only. Since you couldn't pass anyone safely, you should have pulled back behind the others until you could pass safely. He could issue a ticket but chose not to. You were impeding traffic by staying in the left lane without passing anyone. C'mon, next time, think, the cop was trying to get his donuts and you blocked him. ;-)
@@ScubaSteveCanada That depends on the state and location. In Ohio, unless posted otherwise, you can drive in any lane that is available. It is good etiquette to stay right and pass left only.
I’ll do you one better than that one, and call it EXACTLY what it is…a fucking “ARMED ROBBERY!” And to know that “we” as the citizenry, still allow this insanity to continue, I will never understand.
It's just a legal way for law enforcement to steal money. Heard that one court finally ruled that law enforcement had to prove that money they seized in an asset forfeiture case was illegally obtained. If it's true, it's a good start to abolishing the practice of asset forfeiture.
@@crazycarlscustoms2423 Yeah, I had heard or seen somewhere, where I believe it was in Arizona, where the state, or a county legislature there had made CAF's outright illegal there, on account of habitual & a prolonged history of systematic abuse by law enforcement (who coulda seen that one comin?). But yet, this one sheriff's depth. still continued committing armed robbery, openly breaking the law & outright defying the peoples will there.
I got pulled over in Connecticut about a year ago State Trooper asked if I knew why I was pulled over I told him I thought he was lonely and wanted to talk Totally took him off his game His expression was priceless
Used to work for a City Parks department. One while driving in my city truck one of our Police officers pulled me over, because he was bored and wanted someone to talk to.
Cops will lie when it suits them, I'm sure the dog is trained to take orders from the officer and possibly trained to alert to commands of the liar / officers
Worked with a man who quit being an officer in Chicago because of the corruption, specifically one of the things he said was the dogs were trained to tell on command.
I don't know if it even goes that far - the dog's alert is so subtle that officer can claim a hit every time. I would like to see the number of times there is NOT a hit when a dog is called to a detention (not a checkpoint) - I suspect it is close to 0%. The K-9 unit's accuracy is only 60%, I suspect this is a reflection of the officer's accuracy in calling the unit, not the dog's accuracy.
Whatever dog cops are good for, it must be restricted to lower-population areas; dog cops are completely outnumbered in cities by gaming cops - especially big city cops are savvy to whatever games they need for a collar. Cities have other resources to determine drug violations, and used car markets are way too active to interject cop butt-hurt like "well, my dog says his car stinks..." We the people have more important business than to process inuendo by a galloping police state thru our courts.
@@Tom-hz9oc Yes, and other cases have been overturned in other states that have legalized marijuana because the dogs are trained to hit on it. With it being legal in those states, if the reason for the hit was because of something now deemed legal (which we cant really ascertain from the dog exactly what it smells) then suddenly officers no longer have probable cause to search your vehicle and any evidence obtained is then generally required to be omitted.
People are going to be people. You have to realize as an officer that people are not necessarily acted out to you but what you represent. As a career soldier, I learned that long ago.
My brother is a retired officer and it is amazing how much smoother the stop will go if you're just polite and do not come off with an attitude. Politely express your right to remain silent, politely state you do not consent to a search, and keep it polite and professional. Don't make it personal. I happy cop is much less likely to try to look for extra reasons to detain your or write you for more offenses than a cop you pissed off. I'm not saying not to defend your Constitutional rights, just don't be a jerk about it.
I know cops that play that game and it’s too bad because they shouldn’t have been in law-enforcement in the first place they need to do their job constitutionally and not let their emotions get into it where they arrest people strictly because of their egos
Years ago at a Border Patrol checkpoint, they ran a very extended K-9 search on my vehicle and there were claw scratches all over the thing. No contraband. I got nothing but smirks and smart ass comments from the officers. That day changed my attitude completely, when I was told, "If I want you to to be carrying, you'll be carrying; I have pounds in the back room."
Well, I think we know who the real criminals are there, don't you? From what I've learned, CPB is basically a thugs club full of uniformed criminals, brutalising migrants is their job as well as their hobby.
Literally criminal! How sadly ironic: those charged with the duty to enforce the social contract and protect the lives and property of citizens (who are principal parties of the social contract) are the the most dangerous violators of the social contract. And, they do this under the so-called color of law -- a violation of USC civil rights statutes!
Do you agree as much as you’ve stood and watched other cops misbehave and violate peoples rights? Have you ever reported another cop for being an all around rude clown show to citizens? Or do you pounce when they pounce because of that crap “officer safety” that stopped 19 cops from entering a school in Texas?… We are all growing tired of you people not policing your own people… What are police gonna do when people stop respecting them entirely? What’s the academy and handbook tell you is protocol for not a single citizen ever listening to you again? More importantly what are you guys gonna do When everyone loses that respect? It takes 1 cop to change the opinion of citizens towards ALL police. This is why ALL police need to themselves get rid of these cops that are making every cop look bad. That includes the ones who watch without a single word while another cop is out of line. THAT my friend is why we say it’s ALL cops… because this being the case that all of you will watch and join in… that’s what makes it happen. And when NOONE respects law enforcement? That’s when you guys are in actual danger. Not at all a threat but citizens for example help police capture and even quite often pull someone off a cop even… what will you do when everyone just watches bad things happenYOU like they’ve seen YOU do when some other cop was out of line? What about when WE walk away as a suspect beats an officer relentlessly? You guys really need to start learning respect for the public. Law enforcement only works because most citizens respect law enforcement and in return don’t break the law… you take that respect away however… and you’re gonna not be able to control the public anymore. It’s not a world anyone wants to live in.
Suspicion (a hunch): "I saw a guy who looked shifty walking into a bank" Reasonable Articulable Suspicion: "I saw a guy wearing a ski mask in warm weather walking into a bank" Probable Cause: "I saw a guy who appeared to be in a highly agitated state, wearing a ski mask in warm weather, walk into a bank while openly carrying a firearm."
Beyond a reasonable doubt: I have 3 separate hi-definition cameras all confirming the moment he pointed the gun at the teller, pulled the trigger to shoot them, and reach over into the register to pull out the petty cash.
@@connortobin3775 No it doesn't. If you're trying to establish "beyond a reasonable doubt", one camera is plenty, and it doesn't require that the criminal have done the most extremely-obvious version of the crime.
You're dead on re: DRE. This is a cop who takes a class, memorizes some shit to spew to sound 'expert.' So after a 4 hour class, he can say in court "based on my training and experience, Mr. Bluebonnets exhibited signs of narcotic intoxication," whereas I have 30 years experience in health care *causing* narcotic intoxication and would not make the claims these cops make. I mean, think about it: I see people before narcotics, give them narcotics, and see them afterwards, and know exactly what they got and how much of it, and there's no way I would testify that I could tell they were UTI based on their pupils, nystagmus, 'shakiness,' speech patterns, etc., and I saw them before AND after so I have a baseline. Ridiculous.
The former Keller police officer was indicted on a charge of official oppression over an arrest last summer during which he ordered another officer to pepper-spray a man who was recording his son’s traffic stop. Shimanek, who was demoted from the rank of sergeant after an internal investigation, resigned from the force in February. Charges against both Puentes were eventually dropped. Marco Puente sued the officers in federal court in December, and later reached a $200,000 settlement with the city. Shimanek faces up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000 if convicted of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor.
Don't know if anyone brought this up but.... I'll be damned if I hand my phone to an officer to see my electronic vehicle registration! Just saying....
When GEICO proudly informed me of my new digital vehicle insurance ID card, I sent back an email giving them hell saying I'll NEVER use such a thing where I have to hand a police officer my cell phone! They came back saying hard copy cards will still be available and to have a nice day.
@@keithmarlowe5569 : My paper copies stay in my wallet, so that should anybody else be driving my car without my consent, they have NO access to the paperwork that could be used to show "consent", even if I don't know that individual from Adam!
You do not have to hand your phone to the officer for them to see a valid date of insurance with your name on it. And since the phone is your property if they take it, that is an illegal seizure under the 4th amendment. The only thing you do have to hand over is the license as that does not actually belong to you. Weirdly.
Police claiming they "are here to help?" I am reminded of what President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”
Conservatives who are reflexively pro-cop need to remember that cops are government. We must have a police force, but let's not kid ourselves and imagine that they're all a bunch of angels.
I was in a checkpoint way back in the 2003-2005 time frame and when it came my turn... the checking officer literally stuck his head thru my driver's window to sniff myself. He could see the radar detector mounted at about visor level. Then he said unto me, that if I was speeding, that radar detector would never save me from him.... I replied something to the effect of, it wouldn't ever have to, because I am not a speeder and I use it for road awareness and safety. He just looked at me like he's never thought about that... then waved me thru...
I was stopped twice when I was 19-21. I committed no traffic violations, but was pulled over for drinking Caffeine-Free Diet Coke (gold can). Also, I didn’t even have a glass of wine , until I was 21. I was scared and learned to fear police. Pulled over for sober caffeine-free Diet Coke.
Since when do judges, never mind LEOs, care about the US Constitution or their state Constitution? They act like previous people's opinion holds more weight than the founding documents.
The constitution is the work contract of government. No obedience of the constitution, no legitimacy whatsoever. They became a criminal cartel operating under the color of law.
Having physical registration card when the officer can verify registration when they run the tags is absolutely stupidest thing.. its purely to give something that people can fail to do and give cops a reason to write a ticket.
@@mook528 Yeah but the way the law is written is that you are required to have the registration paperwork in the car.. before the information age it made sense so that the LEO could verify the registration to your tag. Now with the information/digital age LEOs can run the plates and verify everything themselves but the law is still on the book that you have to have the registration paperwork in the car and its purely to give LEOs something to write up in a ticket so you have to pay a fine and/or to add to the bucket of charges they will overcharge someone with.
@@thomascoolidge2161 it's for "in case their system is down" or some other lame crap they'll come up with, but why should I have to compensate for their faulty system if that's the case? You're absolutely hitting the nail on the head with the fact that its merely to act as ticketable offense so that the state-sanctioned road pirates can be used for their main purpose, to generate revenue for the state.
Just travel, don't drive. You have the right to travel. Golf balls, nails, and slaves are driven. My automobile is controlled by me as I travel, but I'm never driving
You produce well well crafted, easy-to-understand uploads, with a dash of humour about serious topics so as to educate but not ruin a citizen's day. Thank you Sir
The reason they don't immediately give you a reason your being pulled over is, often they havent come up with one yet. Perfect example Dui check points are really fishin holes. you've done nothing wrong but the gestapo check point in police states
They are still legal in my state, went through one a month ago and they only asked for liscences and insurance, no questions at all about if I had been drinking. I'm a little confused there because I thought they were only legal if they were checking every car for dui not liscences and insurance.
@@waroftheworlds2008 SCOTUS Terry v ohio decision contradicts your opinion. Reasonable articulable suspicion that a crimes was committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed is required in order to demand a person provide identification.
Andrew I truly enjoyed this video you gave a lot of great advice! I am not attorney but I did stay at a Holiday Inn express night before last 🤣. I was born and reared ( people raise chickens ) in Va Beach 65 years ago I escaped to Texas in 1982! It was a great move! The folks in VA are lucky to have a fine Texan representing them in a time of need. I have been fortunate to not require the services of an attorney with the exception of real estate transactions. You give attorneys a very good name, and that is difficult to do! Keep up the outstanding work! 😁🛫
Hi Mr. Flusche, long time subscriber here. I remember when you channel had about 8 thousand subs. Well done, you! Have you thought to expand your company to civil rights? Seems a natural step and much needed. Either way, thank you for the informative videos.
The window staying up keeps the cop from claiming they smelled drugs. Find the precedent talking about the cop not being able to stick his head thru the window. Also a good reason for the passenger window to stay up.
@@optimusprimer4392 That's a great suggestion -- if you assume the officer isn't simply lying when he says "I smell marijuana" because he wants to search your car.
I'm 90% the Supreme Court recently ruled that cops can no longer use "smell" as reasonable suspicion since almost half of the country's states have legalized Marijuana recreational, and even more of them have legalized it medically.
I bought a car to restore but it had no title. After parting it out I found old Marijuana stuffed under the dashboard by a previous owner. If the officer or drug dog found it I would be the one paying legally and financially.
Yup, its assumed that you own the vehicle so its contents belong to you as well. I had a friend who bought a van from a police auction and drove it around for years then basically decided to do the same thing and found tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of cocaine hidden inside the front fenders. He reported it and had proof to show that the van had been purchased at auction. The department collected the drugs and that was basically the end of it. Turns out they knew the vehicle had drugs hidden in it but due to a clerical error the van was put up for auction and apparently the case involved was dropped because they couldn't locate the evidence. The thought was that the drugs were already removed but somehow disappeared from the evidence lockup.
Ive never told this story before but here goes. So like 20 years ago I used to smoke weed and the guy that I got my stuff from got pulled over for speeding and he apparently had a warrant for an old ticket. So the cops arrested him and impounded his car. The next morning my phone rings and its my buddy trying to get a ride to the impound to get his car. So i go pick him up and as soon as he gets in the car he tells me he got so lucky because the cop didnt search his car. He had a couple pounds of weed in his trunk and it was just sitting there in the impound. So we get there and he pays for his car, they bring it to the front, and this crazy dude checks his trunk right in front of everyone. The cop is literally standing there with a clipboard watching. He signs her papers and drives away. I couldnt believe it. I dont know what ever happened to that dude. I moved to Vegas shortly after that and never talked to him again.
13:00 "Im sorry but an attorney friend of mine told me never to answer questions" In an earlier video you said the same thing about when they ask to search your car. I used that exact statement and he dropped it. Just wanted to say thank you!
It ain't math. It's words. If a cop's reason is sick enough to reduce it to math - why not just send a damages bill into the attorney general or sue, if there's enough emotional content in an unlawful arrest? Defend *what*? Yer virginity?
I always try start the conversation with the officer with, "Good morning officer, what appears to be the problem". This politely circumvents the "Do you know why I pulled you over" question. I reply to the "Do you know how fast you were going?" question with "So, you think I was going over the speed limit?" Not answering the question but throwing it back to them to affirm the reason for the stop.
I wouldn't say either of those things. The first one "what appears to be the problem officer" eludes that there may be a problem the second one "so you think I was going over the speed" limit puts words in his mouth that you think he thinks you were speeding. I would say as little as possible. I would let the officer initiate conversation if asked anything other than for ID I would say just once, respectfully sir/ma'am I invoke my rights under the 5th amendment then not say anything else. Nothing else the entire encounter.
@@TinCents If you have been pulled over there is an issue or you would not have been pulled over. The question, “What appears to be the problem?” is not admitting to a problem, it’s a question. Also, being friendly and casual as possible and initiating the contact reframes the dynamic, you are not passively waiting, but stepping up in a non-aggressive way. Same with responding to the question by the LEO, “Do you know how fast you were going?” He’s asking hoping you will admit you were going over the speed limit or that you don’t know how fast you were going. Responding with a question to elicit the specific reason for the stop is not admitting any guilt. I had an older state LEO stammer in reply, it puts some off-guard. I jumped straight to 5th once, the LEO frowned, said all right then, turned on her heals walked back to the car wrote ticket for speeding, failure to signal, and non-functional blinker. I was speeding but never changed lanes and blinkers worked. I have done this for the last 30 years maybe 10 or 12 times all for speeding 10 MPH over on highway, so nothing serious. Responding with a question and going back and forth a couple of times until the LEO realizes what you’re doing has resulted the LEO getting annoyed writing a ticket, pushing harder with me stating I believe it’s important to exercise our rights, but mostly getting a little shake of the head and 50/50 coming back with a waring or reasonable ticket. All but one were state highway LEOs and I am a white male so YMMV. Local LEOs seem to be a little touchier to me.
@@TinCents right, I wouldn't say anything, the more talking you do the more of a chance you dig yourself into a hole, the key is to end the stop ASAP and the less conversation the better.
The right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations. We have every right to know why we are being unlawfully detained and the given and sired name of the man or woman who unlawfully detained us !
I truely appreciate your work Mr. Flusche. I dig that this episode addresses the auditor activity. While I do agree that police should be serving the public , I will also submit that there should be a level of respect from one human being to another. That going both ways. When I must, I will assert my rights, but I will do so politely.
I believe Andrew's point is part of the reason police "interview" you is to gather evidence to determine pursuing further interaction, like field sobriety testing for drugs or alcohol. The police could "claim" your answers support whatever they want.
Cops don't give you respect yet they demand that you respect them. I was at a gas station one summer day last summer and sitting at a picnic table was 6 cops eating thier lunch and I notice that not one person went up to them and said hi and tried to start a Convo with them like I had seen a thousand times b4 in the 70s,80s and 90s in fact people were distancing themselves from them and my point is? People are extremely afraid of the police with great reason. I don't give respect if I don't receive respect and I never have seen a cop respect anyone myself.
Do not play games with cops and know your rights. I liked that line in the movie "Road House" where Patrick Swazye says, "Be nice, be nice, be nice...."
"Being caught with a crowbar jammed in the door to a jewelry shop!" Maybe the guy got frustrated and ran away, while another person happened to walk and and was curious pulling on the crowbar. Maybe the person you see is the owner or employee investigating the alarm going off and trying to remove the crowbar. Be careful with assumptions and what you think you see.
Why do I need to carry a registration at all when LEO run your tags to see if the registration is valid? So 3 ways to determine if its valid: 1. Paper registration, 2. Plate stickers, 3. Cops run plates.
It depends. Just being nervous isn’t really observable to anyone. But if you’re sweating, shaking, and doing everything to avoid a cop, a reasonable person would say that’s suspicious.
@@AJ-ib4oy While that's true, doesn't it depend on why you'd be wanting to avoid a cop? Stopped for many hours, jailed for many days, imprisoned for many years, just because the system's stacked against so many people, and we all know it. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a product of the violently domineering warrior cop culture, wouldn't you say?
Being too calm is a negative sign too. Being too talkative or not talking enough is another sign. Basically anything can be latched onto. It's all voodoo not backed up by any science.
@@AJ-ib4oy the only person to ever wake me with a gun to my head was a cop who "cOuLdN't SeE mY hAnDs" because I was asleep in a sleeping bag. I find bootlicking more suspicious than nervousness. Am I "unreasonable"?
"Potentially call the police on themselves, and have them removed" if the cops won't leave your doorstep 😂😂😂 Just found your channel Andy and I love it. I'm a fan of Pot Brothers at Law for their simple "script" on what to say if pulled over. And of Audit the Audit, for showcasing interactions of citizens and police, explaining what they each should've done, as well as details of laws and cases involved. It's all educational, but your content is top notch, and I love that you do live streams! Subscribed!
I’m from Louisiana.. really appreciate your videos.. not many lawyers go out of their way to help ordinary people… good videos and thanks for all you do
In texas I don't have to show registration or insurance cards if pulled over as the cops already have access to that information when they run the plates and drivers license. Big brother is watching!
I would like to have one question answered: Are you allowed to secure your vehicle (lock doors, roll up windows) when asked by an officer to exit the vehicle?
In a traffic stop, before a cop arrives, all doors should already be closed and locked and unneeded windows closed. When he arrives, have hands on steering wheel. Request permission in advance for each motion like getting license out of pocket or insurance out of the glove box. SAY NOTHING! RECORD EVERYTHING! ALWAYS respectfully but firmly say, "I do NOT consent to any search of my person or property/auto." >>Also, a cop is aware in advance he must exert his authority and dominance. That may be easily manipulated. It could make him MORE hostile, but he may be reluctant to reverse an order once given. So as soon as you are stopped you could try making some small gestures to prematurely exit your car. He yells, "STAY IN THE VEHICLE!" Naturally, you "apologize profusely" or at least comply by staying IN the vehicle. >>Besides, right off you got him to "flex his authority" and you "submitted". He gets off on that - and he might be unwilling to reverse his previous order. >>If ordered out of the vehicle, secure it: close all windows, lock your door like the others as soon as it is open and put keys IN your pocket.
@@gregorybiggs2068 GREGORY, I KEEP A SPARE KEY IN A KEY HOLDER THAT IS MAGNATIZED OVER THE FRONT TIRE SO WHEN I EXIT WITH MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THAT WAY HE CAN'T REACH INTO MY POCKETS AND TAKE MY KEYS AND ILLEGALLY ENTER MY CAR CAUSE THEY WILL, AND WHAT THEY FIND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU UNTIL THE LAWYER CAN PROVE THAT THE COP HAD NO RIGHT TO GO IN YOUR VEHICLE. THEY KNOW THAT MOST OF THEIR CHARGES ON MATTERS LIKE THAT GET THROWN OUT. I AM ALL ABOUT OUTRIGHT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GO THAT ROUTE TO BEGIN WITH, AND ONCE THEY LEAVE. I WILL REACH UP INSIDE OF THE FENDER TO GET WHERE MY EXTRA KEY IS HIDING TO GAIN ACCESS THAT KEEPS THEM COCKSUCKERS OUT. THAT IS HOW THIS GAL SEES IT.
No one should be without a dash cam that can rotate 90 so you can see the driver's window or a camera that records any house visits at your front door.
"Respectfully, I have a Fifth Amendment right not to answer that question. I would appreciate it if you would inform me of your suspicion(s)." There SHOULD be a law insisting that when they search your property and find nothing illegal, they MUST restore your property to its original state... e.g. within one week. If I asked the police to leave and they rang my doorbell again, I would immediately notify their superiors and the news services. I would also begin recording video for my records and to use as evidence against them. Some businesses REQUIRE cash. If you stop and buy something from a stranger's home property, he is NOT likely to be stupid enough to take a check.
Question: Regarding the charge of failure to obey a lawful order. How can it be enforced if it's too broad and vague for a person know which orders are lawful or not?
The issue is that it doesn't matter as its assumed almost any order from a police officer in the field are lawful and that the place to fight this is in a court room and not on site while the officer is giving the order. You can be hit with a failure to obey even if there are no other charge against you or other charges are dropped. Once upon a time this wasn't the case and you could oppose an officer but the case law was eventually overturned in favor for how we currently operate. I cant find the exact case law but the story was that a tribal officer shot another officer who tried to arrest him after being told that he supposedly broke the law. The supreme court sided with the defending officer saying that he was defending himself against the officer who had no authority to arrest and reduced his murder charge down to mansalughter.
I'm from Michigan, I was stopped 3 times and after each stop, they walked a dog around my car after I refused to give my permission for the cops to search my car. Each time, the dog (same dog each time) alerted to drugs, but each time the cops found nothing. So I filed a complaint against the dog. The dog handling cop wrote me a letter requesting me to withdraw the complaint because he and the dog will have to go through training again. I wrote him back, request denied.
I love your videos and your softly southern accent! I’m from Texas (central and SE) too and was just going to say your Va. accent! I don’t recognize your region but I don’t claim to be familiar with them all. Texas is a big place! You provide such valuable advice and I thank you for educating us all🙏 ❤
I had to do the field sobriety test one time, didn’t know I could refuse. I had only one drink so I wasn’t too concerned. i also deal in antiques so usually have a good amount of cash. Later on I got jury duty. The prosecutor asked me if I could find someone guilty who failed the test. I told him it was not an easy test, and i would have to know that that person didn’t have an ear ache, tooth ache, mengeres disease, (spelled wrong I know), head ache, diabetic, etc. i listed off a bunch. Needless to say, they did not want me on the jury. Pure honesty got me off the jury. I do my best to not break the law. I have a CWP in Florida, I never drink and drive ever since that night. I don’t really drink often so... I don’t want to give them the slightest idea. I also had roughly $2800, as i had just worked a show, and I’m certainly glad now they didn’t take it. So i guess my question is, why are police who seem to not know the laws, ever challenged ? There is a guy here who carries an AR fishing and is questioned almost every time he goes fishing. Her carries the Florida statute with him for police to read. They always let him go eventually, but they have drawn their weapons on him. I have told the police i am armed and show them my permit. You said don’t mention taser in the glove box. I kinda thought i had to. Luckily it has gone rather uneventful, now I’m wondering ? I realize this is an older video, so perhaps you may never see it ? Just curious of your thoughts ? I like your bow tie too.
I've had a trespass signs when 5 deputies came rolling up and I ordered them off my property and made them back out my 1500ft drive as I was not going to move my cars for them to turn around.
Andrew, I’d love to hear your take on common Sovereign Citizen claims. Such as traveling vs driving or not needing a license to drive except for commercial use.
I got pulled over once in my entire life. When asked, I told why I was speeding and I was going way over, she didn't give me a ticket. I like your channel n I'm in Va
I’m handicapped in that I have osteomyelitis in my left foot and it hard to stand still or walk well .I don’t drink bu I may not pass the test. What should I tell the officer ? Would the offer believe me ?
I never answer the door. For anyone. If someone knocks, I pretty much act like my cats😂🤣😂🤣 we all look around like "WTF Who is that😳?!" And now I have cameras to see exactly who we are ignoring. Lol.
Andrew, I'm not on board with the "hard job" thing. Police were never drafted. They signed up for the work. If it's too much, then they should become a florist.
In most states presenting CCW-license is required, in some cases before they ask. Not sure if law has changed, however used to be in Texas one had to present the license whether carrying or not. Good part of that is that here an LTC doubles as a “get out of tickets” card.
I got pulled over once zipping down the interstate going too fast in a 65 zone at around 2 in the morning. Pretty much the only car on that lonesome Hi-Way. I was heading west to Charlotte for Christmas and was pulled over in Rocky Mount. I had a radar detector in my car, and it went off screaming like a banshee of "LASER" ... I know I can't beat LASER... The cop was on top of an overpass, on the backside at the top of the on-ramp. He got me from behind. So as soon as my detector went off, foot off the gas and I grabbed it and unplugged the detector and put it in the center console and then proceeded to just pull over. I get my ID, CCW, etc. roll down driver's side window, cops got me all lit up but comes around to the passenger side. Kind of startles me, so I roll down that window. Cop immediately starts in on me, What's the hurry, License and Insurance, where ya going, where ya coming from, this your car, etc. then says to me, "You're CCW, you're supposed to ID yourself immediately. I said, "I wanted to but you've been interrupting asking me question after question that I had to answer". He asks, do you have a weapon with you? And it dawned on me, I don't think I brought my weapon, but I'm not sure I told him. He asks me, where would it be if I had it. It would be underneath the mat below my seat. He asked me to check for it. In the dark there, I'm sure he had his hand on his weapon... So I kept my left hand on the wheel and felt under the mat and my gun was not there...I told him that and put my right hand on the wheel. I still ended up with a speeding ticket of 76 in a 65 .... and the cop said, I gave you a break. I could have taken you to jail. Your car is a business status car (Lexus LS 400) and it's close to Christmas. I told him thanks for that. I was running 85 plus for sure...probably 90. I didn't realize the speed limit had dropped to 65 and I was just "Cruising on down the HI-Way in the wee hours of the early morning".... Every time I pass that section of Hi-Way, I think of that stop...
@@additudeobx - Thought jail was reserved for 100+ or other complications. What does “business status car” mean and how do being close to Christmas or type of car you are driving have anything to do with anything? Not criticizing you, just wondering why cop would even mention it. I wouldn’t know as I have moderated my driving over the years. Been a long time since I’ve hit 100, much longer since I’ve driven fast :)
@@finngamesknudson1457 I'm repeating what the cop said to me. I'm not making it up. I can assume what he meant, surely you can as well. But you are asking "me" what the cop meant by what he said? Why do you think I am responsible for interpreting his thoughts and words to you?
@@additudeobx - Not expecting you to read his mind. Kind of hoping maybe you had insight. Mostly just confused as to what could be going through the cops mind and why he would say such things. From where I sit, he sounds quite ridiculous. Sounds as though you handled it well. Seems you stayed polite and humored his life did behavior. Side of the road, facing a stranger with a gun who sees himself as authorized to use it - is not the time or place to argue sense or law. Just record and move on. If he let’s you go, share th3 hilarity here :). If he does otherwise either fight the ticket, do driver’s ed, or pay up. I love stories of people getting out of tickets. Best I’ve heard was a friend pulled over doing 102. Cop wrote him up for 95, presumably because it was near the end of his shift and he didn’t want to hassle with 100+ ticket. Friend’s lawyer got ticket tossed because cop did not follow department policy of mandatory jail for 100+.
I admitted flat out what I did. I blazed through a red light and deserved a ticket. He asked what happened and I explained (my mom had just been diagnosed with cancer, and something about that popped into my head and distracted me for half a second). He asked me some other questions, probably to see if I’d been drinking. (I was coming home from work). I was very upset since I’ve treated people in the ER who’d been t-boned when somebody ran thru a red light and said so. The officer told me to take some deep breaths and drinks of my water, and he’d be back. He ran my info, came back, and told me to drive safely and have a good night. And that he hoped my mom would be ok. And didn’t give me a ticket. I was stupid lucky on all levels. If I’d hurt anybody I’d never forgive myself.
Last ticket I got license, registration and proof of insurance was in left hand resting on open window, cell phone in hand with stop watch app...pushed button on app as soon as he got to window so he could see he was being timed. Foolishly asked if I know why he pulled me over.." I have the right to remain silent, anything I say can and will be used in a court of law, I have the right to have an attorney present during questioning....do we need to get an attorney officer?"....8 min. I was on my way with a warning to "watch my speed"....conclusion was he had nothing and was trying to find a reason.
Cops should be punished if they are wrong, no room for fishing expeditions when it’s our rights being violated. Policing for profit and civil asset forfeiture also ahold be banned.
Great video. Enjoy your review. As to not answering ANY questions from the police. You kind of have to read each situation. Not answering in some cases is sure to get you a traffic ticket with a hard az officer. Very vague answers' keeping it respectful may simply get you a warning or "keep an eye on your speed ". if the officer seems reasonable. I've never answered the question: do you know why I stopped you.... that's just fishing. While each state has their own specific code's you do an excellent job of covering information and raising questions that a local attorney can evaluate. Finding the right local attorney that knows the court system' judges and prosecutors and has earned their respect is huge.
"Not answering in some cases" Like what? They've no right to know anyone's movements or how their day is going. Unless it's to each other, or their non-cop friends, cops are never just "chatting", they're always intelligence-gathering.
@@sentientnatalie "like what?" It simply depends on the person who you're interacting with and their disposition (police officer). I don't disagree with your statement and if any alcohol is involved or suspected, I totally agree with you However, for a possible speeding ticket or turn signal violation being respectful goes a long ways I'm an older man that drives a manual shift truck and was pulled over for about 5 mph over the speed limit. When the officer asked why he had stopped me? I said I didn't know why but if I had been able to shift out of second gear, he never would have caught me. Old man in a four cylinder truck... it worked , the guy shook his head and laughed, checked my license and no issues as far as it checks back. No ticket, no written warning, just be mindful of your speed. I haven't received a moving violation in over 22 years. Not because of the above type stunt, but just being able to read the person and the situation. Not everyone can deliver the above like Dave Chappelle. In other cases, I may be dead silent and compliant. Cheers
Ask 1,000 lawyers for legal advice and you get a 1,000 different answers. You end up paying them to play a legal debating game in court with no consequences for them, but it is real life with penalties and costs for us.
When I was a LEO many years ago people would often respond to "good morning, I need to see your license and Insurance, please" with "why'd you stop me?". Often their question was asked in a belligerent or combative attitude. My standard response was to calmly say, please produce your license and I'll be glad to discuss that with you. It was always puzzling to me that some people would literally force me to place them under arrest because they refused to present the license unless I did what they demanded and discuss the stop before I even knew to whom I was speaking. Even after it was explained that they would be arrested and transported to jail for refusing to produce the license some would persist. Guess they had no where to go and all day to get there.
It's been ruled that taking the license and running it is illegal since they can't leave the scene and you are detaining them without cause. You can take it to identify them visually and also long enough user out to write a ticket. You can find the video where two officers tried to do this to a lawyer at his place of business for putting trash in the dumpster and they are now suspended. Legal standards change.
@@macmcleod1188 They can enter the info into their computer and run it while they write the ticket. they are being detained for the violation. Or call it in via radio like we did in the old days. usually only takes minutes.
Just how hard is it to be forthcoming about the traffic violation you reasonably suspect them of committing? I'm not IDing unless I'm being told why I'm being detained. If, as a cop, you're going to hold me to the law, don't expect me or anyone else not to do the same thing with a potentially rogue cop. Ofc, I don't drive irl, so I can only imagine what cops would make up just to find a reason to stop me walking on the street. What makes you think that they wouldn't think that you maybe don't have anything to really pull them over on? What makes you think that they don't think that your insistence on their producing ID before you tell them jack isn't just a ruse to buy you time to invent reasonable suspicion of a traffic offence? I know I'd certainly think that if you stopped me and were reluctant to give me a reason for having done so right away. Remember, in this situation, you would've stopped me, and arrested me if I didn't instantly do what the law required/you wanted. If indeed the law requires you to insta-ID yourself to any cop, even if they only stopped you for an autograph or whatever not actually pertaining to their official capacity, then that's a different story. I've heard some US states are ID on demand, which means that you may never know why they stopped you, and that does sounds more like the "papers please" mentality at work. Policing is *supposed* to be a *noble* profession, service and protection of the general public, unless I'm very much mistaken. No-one's forcing you to arrest them, just answer the damn question and tell them why you pulled them over, hmm? You write the reports, remember? If it was for anything but a traffic offence, you could always just say that it was a traffic offence, which I'm sure is something that cops do, hence the term "pretextual stop", although I think that the only traffic offences that should be enforced should relate to road safety and traffic flow. That's the problem with arrogant politicians just passing silly laws with often distastrous consequences that they know will almost never apply to them, just so that they can give themselves a reason to exist, as well as persecute "undesirables" and help out their private prison-owning mates.
@@sentientnatalie Good luck with refusing to produce your drivers's license when pulled over. That is in and of itself grounds to place you under arrest, tow your vehicle, and take you to jail. Your long winded rant indicates you believe that you have some special status that allows you to decide what laws to follow if any. You escalate, you pay the consequences.
@@royparker7856 So you didn't even read what I read...forget it, I'm not going to bother trying to clarify anything to someone who won't pay attention. Good day, ex-officer.
I'm a Canadian that travels throughout the U.S. with my RV. I know enough to only carry an amount of cash for emergencies; everything goes on credit cards/debit. I know enough not to block my license plate or any lights by a carrier (of any type) nor by what I'm actually carrying on it. I always have my license on me, the passport is readily available, same with insurance (multiple copies). However, my insurance expires and must be renewed when I can't receive a paper copy and must rely on an electronic one. Most States accept electronic ones these days. If necessary, I'd plead "guilty with an excuse" to have my insurance company email proof of insurance to a judge should the e-copy not be sufficient. Registration has always been paper but good news, bad news; my Province no longer provides plate stickers, no date of expiration on the registration paper, can only be verified by an out of country system specific to my Province; the good news? We no longer need to pay for registration 🙂. I don't do anything to attract the attention of the police but understand that sometimes that won't help. To date, no issues with the Police in any State. BTW, I have experience travelling in the Caribbean countries and Central America/Mexico where corruption isn't even hidden amongst the police and I don't speak their language in many cases. You Americans need to complain to your Senators/Congress reps to change not only how Civil Asset Forfeiture is applied but also change where legitimate seizures send the money OR that you won't vote for them. Tell all your friends to do the same. Some States have banned this practice but it's also on the Federal level too. Essentially, you/your money is guilty until proven innocent. To prove innocence involves hiring a lawyer to even get some of it back (rarely all of it). Legalized theft is what it is. Carrying money from State to State or within a State has never been illegal. How Civil Asset Forfeiture got so corrupted in the first place is disgusting. Oh, and those drug dogs have brothers and sisters that detect money if you try to hide it in your vehicle. Cheers, Steve
“Dogs can be wrong?” From all I’ve read police dog accuracy is no more accurate than flipping a coin. Each dog-handler team should be tested for recertification every six months to a year. Testing should be double blind to prevent officer or dog reading the examiner as in most cases dogs have been found to signal on cues from their handler rather than upon finding contraband.
The handler often commands the dog to alert providing the justification for the search. Any cash probably has drug dust on it and a dog may alert if a one possesses a significant amount.
*I suspect they're nothing more than justification for a warrantless search* when called to a traffic stop. I would love to see how often the K-9s don't have a hit when called to a traffic stop - I suspect it is 0% with the officers almost always declaring a hit, which would show the claimed 60% accuracy is a reflection of the officer's profiling to call the K-9 unit, not the dogs themselves. Recertification wouldn't fix this.
Actually in PA vs Mimms you have to exist the vehicle IF it is a legal traffic stop. If the traffic stop is illegal, then ordering you out of the vehicle is not a lawful order.
I've been wondering for a while... Since they don't have to tell you why you're being detained (traffic stop or pedestrian) & you know for a fact that you aren't doing anything illegal, or haven't done anything illegal, etc...so you refuse to ID yourself because you know you haven't done anything illegal, how would this work???? I've been trying to get familiar with ID laws & they need RAS of a crime to legally demand ID (unless you're driving of course.) But if you know you haven't done anything illegal & they won't tell you what their RAS is & they arrest you for refusing to ID, what are the chances of beating that in court??? They oftentimes like to use the obstructing statutes for ID refusals even though that's not obstructing. Here in WV the state Supreme Court ruled that refusing to ID is not obstruction. So it can be confusing since they don't have to tell you why you're being detained. But I'm curious what the chances of beating that in court if you're arrested but you haven't done anything illegal for them to want your ID in the first place... Another thing is, a detention is a seizure under the fourth amendment, so there's that to consider as well. & the 4th amendment includes your ID/license.
Refusal to ID can get more complicated - not only does it vary from between situations and jurisdictions, there are other laws involved. For example, on another channel a man witnessed an accident (wasn't involved) and was asked to provide his ID to officers. He refused and was arrested, not for refusing as part of a detention, but because the local ordinance required it when you witnessed a crime. However, there are some consistencies. Get the officer to define "ID" - if you aren't doing a restricted activity (driving, fishing license, consuming alcohol, etc.) you aren't required to provide a document, only verbal. When the officer asks for ID, ask him "By identification or ID, do you mean my driver's license or similar?" Do this even if you don't have your driver's license on you. Most officers seem fixated on getting your driver's license and will likely respond yes, making their order illegal. With each subsequent request for ID refuse. If the officer changes to requesting identification, state you aren't giving the officer your driver's license, taking it back to the officer's original request. After a brief period, you can accuse the officer of harassment, intimidation, and illegally extending the detention by demanding compliance with an illegal command. Since the officer previously defined it as a document, legally you're fine until the officer specifically redefines ID or identification from a document to verbal. When they go to verbal, you still have some outs. Usually you have to give name, birthdate, and address. If your 1st, middle, and/or last name are interchangeable, then shuffle the order (all 3 of mine are common 1st names). If you go by a different name or nickname, then use it. If the numbers are interchangeable, you can do the same with your birthdate - different applications use a different order - for example, February 4, 2003 could be 02-04-03 or 04-02-03 or 03-02-04. If the officer asks for clarification, nod your head yes and repeat (can later claim you were stretching your neck or twitching). As for your address, you can be excused if you get it wrong under the stress created by the officer during the detention, or using an earlier or work address. With any order, unless you are absolutely certain the order is illegal, state you believe the order is illegal because xyz, but you are only "Complying under duress" because of officer threats to undertake illegal actions if you don't comply. In the case of RS, even if the officer states it, only a court can determine if it is sufficient. Legally "complying under duress" is recognized as a coerced act, not consensual, so the officer's actions and any obtained evidence from your compliance can be challenged in court and possibly dismissed as evidence. In this way, you aren't risking inadvertently committing a crime while exercising your rights, but you are opening avenues for your lawyer to have the evidence discarded later, and/or building support for a possible civil suit.
@@1SCme Ive wondered that a lot, too. Still wondering why pay homeowner costs if a cop can force me from private property to appear in front of a judge pretty much at-will, it seems.
@@ACTSRevolution Nope, not at will, needs PC, has civil (and perhaps criminal) exposure if lacking PC. Homeownership is no different than renting (or even homeless) in this situation. Of the reasons to own a home, this wouldn't show up on the list of many.
@@1SCme yes I've seen the video of the guy who witnessed an accident & I believe he so tried to assist at some point... But he also got a nice settlement out of it too, so that doesn't really help me understand it any better.
@@1SCme also your mention RS, which I assume is reasonable suspicion??? Yes they need reasonable suspicion...of a crime. They often want to ID people for suspicious behavior alone
My last traffic stop included passing a cop who was going 30 in a 55. There were 16 cars stacked up behind me because that idiot wouldn't drive (I counted when they passed). When he came up and demanded to know why I thought passing him was acceptable, I pointed out that I waited until the legal passing zone. He asked the same question, I repeated "that's a legal passing zone and you were going 25 below." Then he asked AGAIN, and I said I will not be answering anymore questions. So then he asked if I would answer questions. 🙄 I just stared at him until he went away. Then he came back with my documents and tried to ask me more questions, so I just stared at him, without blinking, until he stomped off again. On the bright side, I made it possible for at least 16 people to get where they were going, on time.
Sounds like a cop was impaired.. the alcohol on his breath was a give away... I document that by asking politely how much the officer has been drinking on both of our cameras. I beat a CHP ticket for just this.. he was plastered. So I went after his job with a restraining order in place. He is no longer a cop. Anywhere.
Not all heroes wear capes.
I had a state trooper pull me over because I was doing the speed limit in the left lane and he wanted to pass me. I was not able to pull into the right lane due to the number of cars there and had i sped up to move over.... bam he would have added another ticket to his quota. I just kept saying, i was on cruise control doing the speed limit. He was butt hurt he couldn't write me a ticket.
@@davidkausch5935 Technically, the left lane is for passing only. Since you couldn't pass anyone safely, you should have pulled back behind the others until you could pass safely. He could issue a ticket but chose not to. You were impeding traffic by staying in the left lane without passing anyone. C'mon, next time, think, the cop was trying to get his donuts and you blocked him. ;-)
@@ScubaSteveCanada That depends on the state and location. In Ohio, unless posted otherwise, you can drive in any lane that is available. It is good etiquette to stay right and pass left only.
You know as well as i do that civil asset forfeiture is an outright violation of due process of law.
I’ll do you one better than that one, and call it EXACTLY what it is…a fucking “ARMED ROBBERY!”
And to know that “we” as the citizenry, still allow this insanity to continue, I will never understand.
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It's just a legal way for law enforcement to steal money. Heard that one court finally ruled that law enforcement had to prove that money they seized in an asset forfeiture case was illegally obtained. If it's true, it's a good start to abolishing the practice of asset forfeiture.
@@crazycarlscustoms2423 Yeah, I had heard or seen somewhere, where I believe it was in Arizona, where the state, or a county legislature there had made CAF's outright illegal there, on account of habitual & a prolonged history of systematic abuse by law enforcement (who coulda seen that one comin?).
But yet, this one sheriff's depth. still continued committing armed robbery, openly breaking the law & outright defying the peoples will there.
I got pulled over in Connecticut about a year ago
State Trooper asked if I knew why I was pulled over
I told him I thought he was lonely and wanted to talk
Totally took him off his game
His expression was priceless
Awesome! I'll use a variation and say that he probably heard that I have great Dad jokes, and lay a couple on him!
Lol😂😅
Used to work for a City Parks department. One while driving in my city truck one of our Police officers pulled me over, because he was bored and wanted someone to talk to.
Cops will lie when it suits them, I'm sure the dog is trained to take orders from the officer and possibly trained to alert to commands of the liar / officers
A federal judge in Utah ruled last year that every drug dog in Utah is unreliable.
Worked with a man who quit being an officer in Chicago because of the corruption, specifically one of the things he said was the dogs were trained to tell on command.
I don't know if it even goes that far - the dog's alert is so subtle that officer can claim a hit every time. I would like to see the number of times there is NOT a hit when a dog is called to a detention (not a checkpoint) - I suspect it is close to 0%. The K-9 unit's accuracy is only 60%, I suspect this is a reflection of the officer's accuracy in calling the unit, not the dog's accuracy.
Whatever dog cops are good for, it must be restricted to lower-population areas; dog cops are completely outnumbered in cities by gaming cops - especially big city cops are savvy to whatever games they need for a collar. Cities have other resources to determine drug violations, and used car markets are way too active to interject cop butt-hurt like "well, my dog says his car stinks..." We the people have more important business than to process inuendo by a galloping police state thru our courts.
@@Tom-hz9oc Yes, and other cases have been overturned in other states that have legalized marijuana because the dogs are trained to hit on it. With it being legal in those states, if the reason for the hit was because of something now deemed legal (which we cant really ascertain from the dog exactly what it smells) then suddenly officers no longer have probable cause to search your vehicle and any evidence obtained is then generally required to be omitted.
It's amazing how we have to walk on egg shells just to keep the cop's ego in check.
People are going to be people. You have to realize as an officer that people are not necessarily acted out to you but what you represent. As a career soldier, I learned that long ago.
Often times it's literally just that
My brother is a retired officer and it is amazing how much smoother the stop will go if you're just polite and do not come off with an attitude. Politely express your right to remain silent, politely state you do not consent to a search, and keep it polite and professional. Don't make it personal. I happy cop is much less likely to try to look for extra reasons to detain your or write you for more offenses than a cop you pissed off. I'm not saying not to defend your Constitutional rights, just don't be a jerk about it.
Starts at the top with the lawmakers
I know cops that play that game and it’s too bad because they shouldn’t have been in law-enforcement in the first place they need to do their job constitutionally and not let their emotions get into it where they arrest people strictly because of their egos
Years ago at a Border Patrol checkpoint, they ran a very extended K-9 search on my vehicle and there were claw scratches all over the thing. No contraband. I got nothing but smirks and smart ass comments from the officers. That day changed my attitude completely, when I was told, "If I want you to to be carrying, you'll be carrying; I have pounds in the back room."
Well, I think we know who the real criminals are there, don't you? From what I've learned, CPB is basically a thugs club full of uniformed criminals, brutalising migrants is their job as well as their hobby.
Literally criminal! How sadly ironic: those charged with the duty to enforce the social contract and protect the lives and property of citizens (who are principal parties of the social contract) are the the most dangerous violators of the social contract. And, they do this under the so-called color of law -- a violation of USC civil rights statutes!
They're bottom feeders, the only thing lower than a cop is a pedophile
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All 3 comments from other people censored by RUclips. I can only assume they were calling for liberty and justice for all
I'm a cop and I'm amazed with how much I agree with this guy.
Do you agree as much as you’ve stood and watched other cops misbehave and violate peoples rights? Have you ever reported another cop for being an all around rude clown show to citizens? Or do you pounce when they pounce because of that crap “officer safety” that stopped 19 cops from entering a school in Texas?… We are all growing tired of you people not policing your own people… What are police gonna do when people stop respecting them entirely? What’s the academy and handbook tell you is protocol for not a single citizen ever listening to you again? More importantly what are you guys gonna do When everyone loses that respect? It takes 1 cop to change the opinion of citizens towards ALL police. This is why ALL police need to themselves get rid of these cops that are making every cop look bad. That includes the ones who watch without a single word while another cop is out of line. THAT my friend is why we say it’s ALL cops… because this being the case that all of you will watch and join in… that’s what makes it happen. And when NOONE respects law enforcement? That’s when you guys are in actual danger. Not at all a threat but citizens for example help police capture and even quite often pull someone off a cop even… what will you do when everyone just watches bad things happenYOU like they’ve seen YOU do when some other cop was out of line? What about when WE walk away as a suspect beats an officer relentlessly? You guys really need to start learning respect for the public. Law enforcement only works because most citizens respect law enforcement and in return don’t break the law… you take that respect away however… and you’re gonna not be able to control the public anymore. It’s not a world anyone wants to live in.
Suspicion (a hunch): "I saw a guy who looked shifty walking into a bank"
Reasonable Articulable Suspicion: "I saw a guy wearing a ski mask in warm weather walking into a bank"
Probable Cause: "I saw a guy who appeared to be in a highly agitated state, wearing a ski mask in warm weather, walk into a bank while openly carrying a firearm."
Beyond a reasonable doubt: I have 3 separate hi-definition cameras all confirming the moment he pointed the gun at the teller, pulled the trigger to shoot them, and reach over into the register to pull out the petty cash.
@@connortobin3775 Excessive.
@@Tzizenorec The law disagrees.
@@connortobin3775 No it doesn't. If you're trying to establish "beyond a reasonable doubt", one camera is plenty, and it doesn't require that the criminal have done the most extremely-obvious version of the crime.
You're dead on re: DRE. This is a cop who takes a class, memorizes some shit to spew to sound 'expert.' So after a 4 hour class, he can say in court "based on my training and experience, Mr. Bluebonnets exhibited signs of narcotic intoxication," whereas I have 30 years experience in health care *causing* narcotic intoxication and would not make the claims these cops make. I mean, think about it: I see people before narcotics, give them narcotics, and see them afterwards, and know exactly what they got and how much of it, and there's no way I would testify that I could tell they were UTI based on their pupils, nystagmus, 'shakiness,' speech patterns, etc., and I saw them before AND after so I have a baseline.
Ridiculous.
The former Keller police officer was indicted on a charge of official oppression over an arrest last summer during which he ordered another officer to pepper-spray a man who was recording his son’s traffic stop. Shimanek, who was demoted from the rank of sergeant after an internal investigation, resigned from the force in February. Charges against both Puentes were eventually dropped. Marco Puente sued the officers in federal court in December, and later reached a $200,000 settlement with the city. Shimanek faces up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000 if convicted of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor.
Don't know if anyone brought this up but.... I'll be damned if I hand my phone to an officer to see my electronic vehicle registration! Just saying....
When GEICO proudly informed me of my new digital vehicle insurance ID card, I sent back an email giving them hell saying I'll NEVER use such a thing where I have to hand a police officer my cell phone! They came back saying hard copy cards will still be available and to have a nice day.
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My paper copies stay in my wallet, so that should anybody else be driving my car without my consent, they have NO access to the paperwork that could be used to show "consent", even if I don't know that individual from Adam!
You do not have to hand your phone to the officer for them to see a valid date of insurance with your name on it. And since the phone is your property if they take it, that is an illegal seizure under the 4th amendment. The only thing you do have to hand over is the license as that does not actually belong to you. Weirdly.
Police claiming they "are here to help?" I am reminded of what President Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”
Conservatives who are reflexively pro-cop need to remember that cops are government. We must have a police force, but let's not kid ourselves and imagine that they're all a bunch of angels.
Too cynical. Without government nothing would function
They are revenue generators for the state. Nothing to do whatsoever with helping the people.
Thank you for teaching us.
I was in a checkpoint way back in the 2003-2005 time frame and when it came my turn... the checking officer literally stuck his head thru my driver's window to sniff myself. He could see the radar detector mounted at about visor level.
Then he said unto me, that if I was speeding, that radar detector would never save me from him.... I replied something to the effect of, it wouldn't ever have to, because I am not a speeder and I use it for road awareness and safety.
He just looked at me like he's never thought about that... then waved me thru...
I was stopped twice when I was 19-21. I committed no traffic violations, but was pulled over for drinking Caffeine-Free Diet Coke (gold can).
Also, I didn’t even have a glass of wine , until I was 21.
I was scared and learned to fear police. Pulled over for sober caffeine-free Diet Coke.
Since when do judges, never mind LEOs, care about the US Constitution or their state Constitution? They act like previous people's opinion holds more weight than the founding documents.
The constitution is the work contract of government. No obedience of the constitution, no legitimacy whatsoever. They became a criminal cartel operating under the color of law.
Tremendous video! Highly recommend everyone watch this valuable legal resource.
Having physical registration card when the officer can verify registration when they run the tags is absolutely stupidest thing.. its purely to give something that people can fail to do and give cops a reason to write a ticket.
I tell them that ALL THE time, either run the plate, or look at the sticker on the windshield or plate. It's literally right there for you.
@@mook528 Yeah but the way the law is written is that you are required to have the registration paperwork in the car.. before the information age it made sense so that the LEO could verify the registration to your tag. Now with the information/digital age LEOs can run the plates and verify everything themselves but the law is still on the book that you have to have the registration paperwork in the car and its purely to give LEOs something to write up in a ticket so you have to pay a fine and/or to add to the bucket of charges they will overcharge someone with.
A LOT of arrests in my home state are for lack of proof of registration.
@@thomascoolidge2161 it's for "in case their system is down" or some other lame crap they'll come up with, but why should I have to compensate for their faulty system if that's the case? You're absolutely hitting the nail on the head with the fact that its merely to act as ticketable offense so that the state-sanctioned road pirates can be used for their main purpose, to generate revenue for the state.
Just travel, don't drive. You have the right to travel. Golf balls, nails, and slaves are driven. My automobile is controlled by me as I travel, but I'm never driving
You produce well well crafted, easy-to-understand uploads, with a dash of humour about serious topics so as to educate but not ruin a citizen's day. Thank you Sir
The reason they don't immediately give you a reason your being pulled over is, often they havent come up with one yet. Perfect example Dui check points are really fishin holes. you've done nothing wrong but the gestapo check point in police states
Ah, good old "ID check with DUI questions" stops.... Because DUI checkpoints are illegal.
Idk where yall live but the cops here don't pull that crap and many get fired
They are still legal in my state, went through one a month ago and they only asked for liscences and insurance, no questions at all about if I had been drinking. I'm a little confused there because I thought they were only legal if they were checking every car for dui not liscences and insurance.
@@crazycarlscustoms2423 other way around actually. ID check points are legal, DUI check points are not.
@@waroftheworlds2008 SCOTUS Terry v ohio decision contradicts your opinion. Reasonable articulable suspicion that a crimes was committed, is being committed, or is about to be committed is required in order to demand a person provide identification.
Thank you Mr. Flusche, very good show !
Andrew I truly enjoyed this video you gave a lot of great advice! I am not attorney but I did stay at a Holiday Inn express night before last 🤣.
I was born and reared ( people raise chickens ) in Va Beach 65 years ago I escaped to Texas in 1982! It was a great move! The folks in VA are lucky to have a fine Texan representing them in a time of need. I have been fortunate to not require the services of an attorney with the exception of real estate transactions. You give attorneys a very good name, and that is difficult to do! Keep up the outstanding work!
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I appreciate your work on these videos. I'm no lawyer, but I am a legal geek...and I love the answers and nuance you provide.
Hi Mr. Flusche, long time subscriber here. I remember when you channel had about 8 thousand subs. Well done, you! Have you thought to expand your company to civil rights? Seems a natural step and much needed. Either way, thank you for the informative videos.
I'll second that expansion suggestion!
The window staying up keeps the cop from claiming they smelled drugs. Find the precedent talking about the cop not being able to stick his head thru the window. Also a good reason for the passenger window to stay up.
Don't smoke pot in your car the smell stays forever and potheads can't smell it but everybody else can
@@optimusprimer4392
That's a great suggestion -- if you assume the officer isn't simply lying when he says "I smell marijuana" because he wants to search your car.
keep a can of fart spray in the car... or just say " im sorry ii just farted"
I'm 90% the Supreme Court recently ruled that cops can no longer use "smell" as reasonable suspicion since almost half of the country's states have legalized Marijuana recreational, and even more of them have legalized it medically.
Thinks for the free information !
I bought a car to restore but it had no title. After parting it out I found old Marijuana stuffed under the dashboard by a previous owner. If the officer or drug dog found it I would be the one paying legally and financially.
Yep.
Yup, its assumed that you own the vehicle so its contents belong to you as well.
I had a friend who bought a van from a police auction and drove it around for years then basically decided to do the same thing and found tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars of cocaine hidden inside the front fenders. He reported it and had proof to show that the van had been purchased at auction. The department collected the drugs and that was basically the end of it. Turns out they knew the vehicle had drugs hidden in it but due to a clerical error the van was put up for auction and apparently the case involved was dropped because they couldn't locate the evidence. The thought was that the drugs were already removed but somehow disappeared from the evidence lockup.
Ive never told this story before but here goes. So like 20 years ago I used to smoke weed and the guy that I got my stuff from got pulled over for speeding and he apparently had a warrant for an old ticket. So the cops arrested him and impounded his car. The next morning my phone rings and its my buddy trying to get a ride to the impound to get his car. So i go pick him up and as soon as he gets in the car he tells me he got so lucky because the cop didnt search his car. He had a couple pounds of weed in his trunk and it was just sitting there in the impound. So we get there and he pays for his car, they bring it to the front, and this crazy dude checks his trunk right in front of everyone. The cop is literally standing there with a clipboard watching. He signs her papers and drives away. I couldnt believe it. I dont know what ever happened to that dude. I moved to Vegas shortly after that and never talked to him again.
Thanks Andy for being our friend.
13:00 "Im sorry but an attorney friend of mine told me never to answer questions"
In an earlier video you said the same thing about when they ask to search your car. I used that exact statement and he dropped it. Just wanted to say thank you!
Reasonable articulate suspicion seems to get mixed up with "suspicion" as cops tend to think they can detain based on suspicion alone.
Mebbe RAS includes stipulations on opportunity, motive, and intent. Confusing RAS with curiosity/hunch would not be able to go that far.
Suspicion has to require some type of exculpatory evidence the law doesn't dictate guessing
It ain't math. It's words. If a cop's reason is sick enough to reduce it to math - why not just send a damages bill into the attorney general or sue, if there's enough emotional content in an unlawful arrest? Defend *what*? Yer virginity?
I always try start the conversation with the officer with, "Good morning officer, what appears to be the problem". This politely circumvents the "Do you know why I pulled you over" question. I reply to the "Do you know how fast you were going?" question with "So, you think I was going over the speed limit?" Not answering the question but throwing it back to them to affirm the reason for the stop.
I wouldn't say either of those things. The first one "what appears to be the problem officer" eludes that there may be a problem the second one "so you think I was going over the speed" limit puts words in his mouth that you think he thinks you were speeding. I would say as little as possible. I would let the officer initiate conversation if asked anything other than for ID I would say just once, respectfully sir/ma'am I invoke my rights under the 5th amendment then not say anything else. Nothing else the entire encounter.
@@TinCents If you have been pulled over there is an issue or you would not have been pulled over. The question, “What appears to be the problem?” is not admitting to a problem, it’s a question. Also, being friendly and casual as possible and initiating the contact reframes the dynamic, you are not passively waiting, but stepping up in a non-aggressive way. Same with responding to the question by the LEO, “Do you know how fast you were going?” He’s asking hoping you will admit you were going over the speed limit or that you don’t know how fast you were going. Responding with a question to elicit the specific reason for the stop is not admitting any guilt. I had an older state LEO stammer in reply, it puts some off-guard.
I jumped straight to 5th once, the LEO frowned, said all right then, turned on her heals walked back to the car wrote ticket for speeding, failure to signal, and non-functional blinker. I was speeding but never changed lanes and blinkers worked. I have done this for the last 30 years maybe 10 or 12 times all for speeding 10 MPH over on highway, so nothing serious. Responding with a question and going back and forth a couple of times until the LEO realizes what you’re doing has resulted the LEO getting annoyed writing a ticket, pushing harder with me stating I believe it’s important to exercise our rights, but mostly getting a little shake of the head and 50/50 coming back with a waring or reasonable ticket. All but one were state highway LEOs and I am a white male so YMMV. Local LEOs seem to be a little touchier to me.
@@TinCents always answer " I was traveling the speed limit"
@@TinCents right, I wouldn't say anything, the more talking you do the more of a chance you dig yourself into a hole, the key is to end the stop ASAP and the less conversation the better.
The right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusations. We have every right to know why we are being unlawfully detained and the given and sired name of the man or woman who unlawfully detained us !
You’ll find out when they charge you.
Glad the channel is coming along. Thanks Mr. Flusche.
I truely appreciate your work Mr. Flusche. I dig that this episode addresses the auditor activity. While I do agree that police should be serving the public , I will also submit that there should be a level of respect from one human being to another. That going both ways. When I must, I will assert my rights, but I will do so politely.
We show them respect by paying taxes and allowing them to get rich off our hard work, the public owes the government no further respect
I believe Andrew's point is part of the reason police "interview" you is to gather evidence to determine pursuing further interaction, like field sobriety testing for drugs or alcohol. The police could "claim" your answers support whatever they want.
Cops don't give you respect yet they demand that you respect them. I was at a gas station one summer day last summer and sitting at a picnic table was 6 cops eating thier lunch and I notice that not one person went up to them and said hi and tried to start a Convo with them like I had seen a thousand times b4 in the 70s,80s and 90s in fact people were distancing themselves from them and my point is? People are extremely afraid of the police with great reason. I don't give respect if I don't receive respect and I never have seen a cop respect anyone myself.
Do not play games with cops and know your rights. I liked that line in the movie "Road House" where Patrick Swazye says, "Be nice, be nice, be nice...."
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP, EFFORT AND KNOWLEDGE ON THE LAW😏
"Being caught with a crowbar jammed in the door to a jewelry shop!"
Maybe the guy got frustrated and ran away, while another person happened to walk and and was curious pulling on the crowbar.
Maybe the person you see is the owner or employee investigating the alarm going off and trying to remove the crowbar.
Be careful with assumptions and what you think you see.
Why do I need to carry a registration at all when LEO run your tags to see if the registration is valid? So 3 ways to determine if its valid: 1. Paper registration, 2. Plate stickers, 3. Cops run plates.
Does simply being nervous constitute reasonable articulable suspicion or probable cause during a traffic stop?
It depends. Just being nervous isn’t really observable to anyone. But if you’re sweating, shaking, and doing everything to avoid a cop, a reasonable person would say that’s suspicious.
“I pulled you over because you look nervous “. You would be nervous if you were my age and trying to determine if it is a fart or not.
@@AJ-ib4oy While that's true, doesn't it depend on why you'd be wanting to avoid a cop? Stopped for many hours, jailed for many days, imprisoned for many years, just because the system's stacked against so many people, and we all know it. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a product of the violently domineering warrior cop culture, wouldn't you say?
Being too calm is a negative sign too. Being too talkative or not talking enough is another sign. Basically anything can be latched onto.
It's all voodoo not backed up by any science.
@@AJ-ib4oy the only person to ever wake me with a gun to my head was a cop who "cOuLdN't SeE mY hAnDs" because I was asleep in a sleeping bag. I find bootlicking more suspicious than nervousness. Am I "unreasonable"?
"Potentially call the police on themselves, and have them removed" if the cops won't leave your doorstep 😂😂😂
Just found your channel Andy and I love it. I'm a fan of Pot Brothers at Law for their simple "script" on what to say if pulled over. And of Audit the Audit, for showcasing interactions of citizens and police, explaining what they each should've done, as well as details of laws and cases involved. It's all educational, but your content is top notch, and I love that you do live streams!
Subscribed!
For the age of smartcars, Cop: "Do you know why my car pulled over your car?"
I'm surprised it isn't already in practice.
This guy is a mvp.
I’m from Louisiana.. really appreciate your videos.. not many lawyers go out of their way to help ordinary people… good videos and thanks for all you do
In texas I don't have to show registration or insurance cards if pulled over as the cops already have access to that information when they run the plates and drivers license. Big brother is watching!
I would like to have one question answered: Are you allowed to secure your vehicle (lock doors, roll up windows) when asked by an officer to exit the vehicle?
YES
Common sense would seem to be yes. However ' I'd be interested in Mr. Flusches view on that.
On a practical sense, no because your hands are up.
In a traffic stop, before a cop arrives, all doors should already be closed and locked and unneeded windows closed.
When he arrives, have hands on steering wheel.
Request permission in advance for each motion like getting license out of pocket or insurance out of the glove box.
SAY NOTHING!
RECORD EVERYTHING!
ALWAYS respectfully but firmly say, "I do NOT consent to any search of my person or property/auto."
>>Also, a cop is aware in advance he must exert his authority and dominance.
That may be easily manipulated.
It could make him MORE hostile, but he may be reluctant to reverse an order once given.
So as soon as you are stopped you could try making some small gestures to prematurely exit your car.
He yells, "STAY IN THE VEHICLE!"
Naturally, you "apologize profusely" or at least comply by staying IN the vehicle.
>>Besides, right off you got him to "flex his authority" and you "submitted".
He gets off on that - and he might be unwilling to reverse his previous order.
>>If ordered out of the vehicle, secure it:
close all windows, lock your door like the others as soon as it is open and put keys IN your pocket.
@@gregorybiggs2068 GREGORY, I KEEP A SPARE KEY IN A KEY HOLDER THAT IS MAGNATIZED OVER THE FRONT TIRE SO WHEN I EXIT WITH MY KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THAT WAY HE CAN'T REACH INTO MY POCKETS AND TAKE MY KEYS AND ILLEGALLY ENTER MY CAR CAUSE THEY WILL, AND WHAT THEY FIND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU UNTIL THE LAWYER CAN PROVE THAT THE COP HAD NO RIGHT TO GO IN YOUR VEHICLE. THEY KNOW THAT MOST OF THEIR CHARGES ON MATTERS LIKE THAT GET THROWN OUT. I AM ALL ABOUT OUTRIGHT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GO THAT ROUTE TO BEGIN WITH, AND ONCE THEY LEAVE. I WILL REACH UP INSIDE OF THE FENDER TO GET WHERE MY EXTRA KEY IS HIDING TO GAIN ACCESS THAT KEEPS THEM COCKSUCKERS OUT. THAT IS HOW THIS GAL SEES IT.
No one should be without a dash cam that can rotate 90 so you can see the driver's window or a camera that records any house visits at your front door.
Thank you
Heres one i really want to know
Cop:this is a routine traffic stop
Thought they needed a reason to pull you over
They don't tell you to get you to admit to additional violations.
Great stuff Andrew - thanks!
"Respectfully, I have a Fifth Amendment right not to answer that question. I would appreciate it if you would inform me of your suspicion(s)." There SHOULD be a law insisting that when they search your property and find nothing illegal, they MUST restore your property to its original state... e.g. within one week. If I asked the police to leave and they rang my doorbell again, I would immediately notify their superiors and the news services. I would also begin recording video for my records and to use as evidence against them. Some businesses REQUIRE cash. If you stop and buy something from a stranger's home property, he is NOT likely to be stupid enough to take a check.
Main lesson is get a dashcam that records your speed and don't speculate on why they stopped you.
As usual, very informative and professional presentation. Thanks so much!
Man, I love this guy.
Man you are an amazing human. Glad to hear you're a virginia guy too
Great format, very interesting - Thanks
Thanks!
Question: Regarding the charge of failure to obey a lawful order. How can it be enforced if it's too broad and vague for a person know which orders are lawful or not?
The issue is that it doesn't matter as its assumed almost any order from a police officer in the field are lawful and that the place to fight this is in a court room and not on site while the officer is giving the order. You can be hit with a failure to obey even if there are no other charge against you or other charges are dropped.
Once upon a time this wasn't the case and you could oppose an officer but the case law was eventually overturned in favor for how we currently operate. I cant find the exact case law but the story was that a tribal officer shot another officer who tried to arrest him after being told that he supposedly broke the law. The supreme court sided with the defending officer saying that he was defending himself against the officer who had no authority to arrest and reduced his murder charge down to mansalughter.
The only way is to know a bunch of case law, which even cops don't know.
@@Nec89 Lick my boots. That's a lawful order. Don't think so? Lick the boots anyway and fight it later in court.
Think cops don't pull this shit?
Andrew, the officer signed up for the job. If the stress causes them to be abusive, he needs to get a different job.
"The fourth amendment is like swiss cheese, these days"?
What good are lawyers when there's no standard by which so-called law is administered?
Even more important actually. If it were cut and dry you wouldn't need one.
I'm from Michigan, I was stopped 3 times and after each stop, they walked a dog around my car after I refused to give my permission for the cops to search my car. Each time, the dog (same dog each time) alerted to drugs, but each time the cops found nothing. So I filed a complaint against the dog. The dog handling cop wrote me a letter requesting me to withdraw the complaint because he and the dog will have to go through training again. I wrote him back, request denied.
DRE in my field is a digital rectal exam. Very similar to dealing with the cops.
I love your videos and your softly southern accent! I’m from Texas (central and SE) too and was just going to say your Va. accent! I don’t recognize your region but I don’t claim to be familiar with them all. Texas is a big place! You provide such valuable advice and I thank you for educating us all🙏 ❤
I had to do the field sobriety test one time, didn’t know I could refuse. I had only one drink so I wasn’t too concerned. i also deal in antiques so usually have a good amount of cash.
Later on I got jury duty. The prosecutor asked me if I could find someone guilty who failed the test. I told him it was not an easy test, and i would have to know that that person didn’t have an ear ache, tooth ache, mengeres disease, (spelled wrong I know), head ache, diabetic, etc. i listed off a bunch. Needless to say, they did not want me on the jury. Pure honesty got me off the jury.
I do my best to not break the law. I have a CWP in Florida, I never drink and drive ever since that night. I don’t really drink often so... I don’t want to give them the slightest idea. I also had roughly $2800, as i had just worked a show, and I’m certainly glad now they didn’t take it.
So i guess my question is, why are police who seem to not know the laws, ever challenged ? There is a guy here who carries an AR fishing and is questioned almost every time he goes fishing. Her carries the Florida statute with him for police to read. They always let him go eventually, but they have drawn their weapons on him. I have told the police i am armed and show them my permit. You said don’t mention taser in the glove box. I kinda thought i had to. Luckily it has gone rather uneventful, now I’m wondering ?
I realize this is an older video, so perhaps you may never see it ? Just curious of your thoughts ?
I like your bow tie too.
California just got this correct. I Cops have to inform. This should be federal law.
13:09 I have a friend! I have 1 friend! Thank You Andrew. I'll be coming over for dinner tomorrow.
I've had a trespass signs when 5 deputies came rolling up and I ordered them off my property and made them back out my 1500ft drive as I was not going to move my cars for them to turn around.
Andrew, I’d love to hear your take on common Sovereign Citizen claims. Such as traveling vs driving or not needing a license to drive except for commercial use.
It's BS
@@wayneaustin5533 Well that's authoritative. Thanks for settling the question.
I got pulled over once in my entire life. When asked, I told why I was speeding and I was going way over, she didn't give me a ticket. I like your channel n I'm in Va
You are doing a great public service... Sort of like cops are Supposed to do
thanks for all the good videos....
I’m handicapped in that I have osteomyelitis in my left foot and it hard to stand still or walk well .I don’t drink bu I may not pass the test.
What should I tell the officer ? Would the offer believe me ?
In CA they passed the law to require verbal articulation for traffic stop 🚦
I never answer the door. For anyone. If someone knocks, I pretty much act like my cats😂🤣😂🤣 we all look around like "WTF Who is that😳?!" And now I have cameras to see exactly who we are ignoring. Lol.
They don't have to tell you.
But, if they were respectable, decent people; they would.
Andrew, I'm not on board with the "hard job" thing. Police were never drafted. They signed up for the work. If it's too much, then they should become a florist.
In most states presenting CCW-license is required, in some cases before they ask. Not sure if law has changed, however used to be in Texas one had to present the license whether carrying or not. Good part of that is that here an LTC doubles as a “get out of tickets” card.
I got pulled over once zipping down the interstate going too fast in a 65 zone at around 2 in the morning. Pretty much the only car on that lonesome Hi-Way. I was heading west to Charlotte for Christmas and was pulled over in Rocky Mount. I had a radar detector in my car, and it went off screaming like a banshee of "LASER" ... I know I can't beat LASER... The cop was on top of an overpass, on the backside at the top of the on-ramp. He got me from behind. So as soon as my detector went off, foot off the gas and I grabbed it and unplugged the detector and put it in the center console and then proceeded to just pull over. I get my ID, CCW, etc. roll down driver's side window, cops got me all lit up but comes around to the passenger side. Kind of startles me, so I roll down that window. Cop immediately starts in on me, What's the hurry, License and Insurance, where ya going, where ya coming from, this your car, etc. then says to me, "You're CCW, you're supposed to ID yourself immediately. I said, "I wanted to but you've been interrupting asking me question after question that I had to answer". He asks, do you have a weapon with you? And it dawned on me, I don't think I brought my weapon, but I'm not sure I told him. He asks me, where would it be if I had it. It would be underneath the mat below my seat. He asked me to check for it. In the dark there, I'm sure he had his hand on his weapon... So I kept my left hand on the wheel and felt under the mat and my gun was not there...I told him that and put my right hand on the wheel.
I still ended up with a speeding ticket of 76 in a 65 .... and the cop said, I gave you a break. I could have taken you to jail. Your car is a business status car (Lexus LS 400) and it's close to Christmas. I told him thanks for that. I was running 85 plus for sure...probably 90. I didn't realize the speed limit had dropped to 65 and I was just "Cruising on down the HI-Way in the wee hours of the early morning"....
Every time I pass that section of Hi-Way, I think of that stop...
@@additudeobx - Thought jail was reserved for 100+ or other complications.
What does “business status car” mean and how do being close to Christmas or type of car you are driving have anything to do with anything? Not criticizing you, just wondering why cop would even mention it.
I wouldn’t know as I have moderated my driving over the years. Been a long time since I’ve hit 100, much longer since I’ve driven fast :)
@@finngamesknudson1457 I'm repeating what the cop said to me. I'm not making it up. I can assume what he meant, surely you can as well. But you are asking "me" what the cop meant by what he said? Why do you think I am responsible for interpreting his thoughts and words to you?
@@additudeobx - Not expecting you to read his mind. Kind of hoping maybe you had insight. Mostly just confused as to what could be going through the cops mind and why he would say such things. From where I sit, he sounds quite ridiculous.
Sounds as though you handled it well. Seems you stayed polite and humored his life did behavior. Side of the road, facing a stranger with a gun who sees himself as authorized to use it - is not the time or place to argue sense or law. Just record and move on. If he let’s you go, share th3 hilarity here :). If he does otherwise either fight the ticket, do driver’s ed, or pay up.
I love stories of people getting out of tickets. Best I’ve heard was a friend pulled over doing 102. Cop wrote him up for 95, presumably because it was near the end of his shift and he didn’t want to hassle with 100+ ticket. Friend’s lawyer got ticket tossed because cop did not follow department policy of mandatory jail for 100+.
I admitted flat out what I did. I blazed through a red light and deserved a ticket. He asked what happened and I explained (my mom had just been diagnosed with cancer, and something about that popped into my head and distracted me for half a second). He asked me some other questions, probably to see if I’d been drinking. (I was coming home from work).
I was very upset since I’ve treated people in the ER who’d been t-boned when somebody ran thru a red light and said so. The officer told me to take some deep breaths and drinks of my water, and he’d be back. He ran my info, came back, and told me to drive safely and have a good night. And that he hoped my mom would be ok. And didn’t give me a ticket.
I was stupid lucky on all levels. If I’d hurt anybody I’d never forgive myself.
Last ticket I got license, registration and proof of insurance was in left hand resting on open window, cell phone in hand with stop watch app...pushed button on app as soon as he got to window so he could see he was being timed. Foolishly asked if I know why he pulled me over.." I have the right to remain silent, anything I say can and will be used in a court of law, I have the right to have an attorney present during questioning....do we need to get an attorney officer?"....8 min. I was on my way with a warning to "watch my speed"....conclusion was he had nothing and was trying to find a reason.
The fact that we can never be 100% sure of guilt is why I am against the death penalty in all instances.
Local attorney's and their buddy, the judge, they all work together to get your money.
Cops should be punished if they are wrong, no room for fishing expeditions when it’s our rights being violated. Policing for profit and civil asset forfeiture also ahold be banned.
Great video. Enjoy your review.
As to not answering ANY questions from the police.
You kind of have to read each situation. Not answering in some cases is sure to get you a traffic ticket with a hard az officer.
Very vague answers' keeping it respectful may simply get you a warning or "keep an eye on your speed ". if the officer seems reasonable.
I've never answered the question: do you know why I stopped you.... that's just fishing.
While each state has their own specific code's you do an excellent job of covering information and raising questions that a local attorney can evaluate.
Finding the right local attorney that knows the court system' judges and prosecutors and has earned their respect is huge.
"Not answering in some cases" Like what? They've no right to know anyone's movements or how their day is going. Unless it's to each other, or their non-cop friends, cops are never just "chatting", they're always intelligence-gathering.
@@sentientnatalie "like what?"
It simply depends on the person who you're interacting with and their disposition (police officer).
I don't disagree with your statement and if any alcohol is involved or suspected, I totally agree with you
However, for a possible speeding ticket or turn signal violation being respectful goes a long ways
I'm an older man that drives a manual shift truck and was pulled over for about 5 mph over the speed limit. When the officer asked why he had stopped me? I said I didn't know why but if I had been able to shift out of second gear, he never would have caught me. Old man in a four cylinder truck... it worked , the guy shook his head and laughed, checked my license and no issues as far as it checks back. No ticket, no written warning, just be mindful of your speed.
I haven't received a moving violation in over 22 years. Not because of the above type stunt, but just being able to read the person and the situation.
Not everyone can deliver the above like Dave Chappelle.
In other cases, I may be dead silent and compliant.
Cheers
Ask 1,000 lawyers for legal advice and you get a 1,000 different answers.
You end up paying them to play a legal debating game in court with no consequences for them, but it is real life with penalties and costs for us.
When I was a LEO many years ago people would often respond to "good morning, I need to see your license and Insurance, please" with "why'd you stop me?". Often their question was asked in a belligerent or combative attitude. My standard response was to calmly say, please produce your license and I'll be glad to discuss that with you. It was always puzzling to me that some people would literally force me to place them under arrest because they refused to present the license unless I did what they demanded and discuss the stop before I even knew to whom I was speaking. Even after it was explained that they would be arrested and transported to jail for refusing to produce the license some would persist. Guess they had no where to go and all day to get there.
It's been ruled that taking the license and running it is illegal since they can't leave the scene and you are detaining them without cause.
You can take it to identify them visually and also long enough user out to write a ticket.
You can find the video where two officers tried to do this to a lawyer at his place of business for putting trash in the dumpster and they are now suspended.
Legal standards change.
@@macmcleod1188 They can enter the info into their computer and run it while they write the ticket. they are being detained for the violation. Or call it in via radio like we did in the old days. usually only takes minutes.
Just how hard is it to be forthcoming about the traffic violation you reasonably suspect them of committing? I'm not IDing unless I'm being told why I'm being detained. If, as a cop, you're going to hold me to the law, don't expect me or anyone else not to do the same thing with a potentially rogue cop. Ofc, I don't drive irl, so I can only imagine what cops would make up just to find a reason to stop me walking on the street.
What makes you think that they wouldn't think that you maybe don't have anything to really pull them over on? What makes you think that they don't think that your insistence on their producing ID before you tell them jack isn't just a ruse to buy you time to invent reasonable suspicion of a traffic offence? I know I'd certainly think that if you stopped me and were reluctant to give me a reason for having done so right away. Remember, in this situation, you would've stopped me, and arrested me if I didn't instantly do what the law required/you wanted. If indeed the law requires you to insta-ID yourself to any cop, even if they only stopped you for an autograph or whatever not actually pertaining to their official capacity, then that's a different story. I've heard some US states are ID on demand, which means that you may never know why they stopped you, and that does sounds more like the "papers please" mentality at work.
Policing is *supposed* to be a *noble* profession, service and protection of the general public, unless I'm very much mistaken. No-one's forcing you to arrest them, just answer the damn question and tell them why you pulled them over, hmm? You write the reports, remember? If it was for anything but a traffic offence, you could always just say that it was a traffic offence, which I'm sure is something that cops do, hence the term "pretextual stop", although I think that the only traffic offences that should be enforced should relate to road safety and traffic flow. That's the problem with arrogant politicians just passing silly laws with often distastrous consequences that they know will almost never apply to them, just so that they can give themselves a reason to exist, as well as persecute "undesirables" and help out their private prison-owning mates.
@@sentientnatalie Good luck with refusing to produce your drivers's license when pulled over. That is in and of itself grounds to place you under arrest, tow your vehicle, and take you to jail. Your long winded rant indicates you believe that you have some special status that allows you to decide what laws to follow if any. You escalate, you pay the consequences.
@@royparker7856 So you didn't even read what I read...forget it, I'm not going to bother trying to clarify anything to someone who won't pay attention. Good day, ex-officer.
Trying to not roll down your window is like trying to hide something.
Why are congress men allowed not to stick to their oath of office?
I'm a Canadian that travels throughout the U.S. with my RV. I know enough to only carry an amount of cash for emergencies; everything goes on credit cards/debit. I know enough not to block my license plate or any lights by a carrier (of any type) nor by what I'm actually carrying on it. I always have my license on me, the passport is readily available, same with insurance (multiple copies). However, my insurance expires and must be renewed when I can't receive a paper copy and must rely on an electronic one. Most States accept electronic ones these days. If necessary, I'd plead "guilty with an excuse" to have my insurance company email proof of insurance to a judge should the e-copy not be sufficient. Registration has always been paper but good news, bad news; my Province no longer provides plate stickers, no date of expiration on the registration paper, can only be verified by an out of country system specific to my Province; the good news? We no longer need to pay for registration 🙂. I don't do anything to attract the attention of the police but understand that sometimes that won't help. To date, no issues with the Police in any State. BTW, I have experience travelling in the Caribbean countries and Central America/Mexico where corruption isn't even hidden amongst the police and I don't speak their language in many cases.
You Americans need to complain to your Senators/Congress reps to change not only how Civil Asset Forfeiture is applied but also change where legitimate seizures send the money OR that you won't vote for them. Tell all your friends to do the same. Some States have banned this practice but it's also on the Federal level too. Essentially, you/your money is guilty until proven innocent. To prove innocence involves hiring a lawyer to even get some of it back (rarely all of it). Legalized theft is what it is. Carrying money from State to State or within a State has never been illegal. How Civil Asset Forfeiture got so corrupted in the first place is disgusting. Oh, and those drug dogs have brothers and sisters that detect money if you try to hide it in your vehicle. Cheers, Steve
No sir I believed that I was following all traffic laws.this is a good return on their first question at a stop
“Dogs can be wrong?” From all I’ve read police dog accuracy is no more accurate than flipping a coin. Each dog-handler team should be tested for recertification every six months to a year. Testing should be double blind to prevent officer or dog reading the examiner as in most cases dogs have been found to signal on cues from their handler rather than upon finding contraband.
They're around 70% wrong some studies suggest.
Police dogs are omniscient, they never take the witness stand.
@@shawnwatson1419 Using them at ALL (except for cadaver hunting, airport bomb detection, rescue after natural disaster) is 100% wrong.
The handler often commands the dog to alert providing the justification for the search.
Any cash probably has drug dust on it and a dog may alert if a one possesses a significant amount.
*I suspect they're nothing more than justification for a warrantless search* when called to a traffic stop. I would love to see how often the K-9s don't have a hit when called to a traffic stop - I suspect it is 0% with the officers almost always declaring a hit, which would show the claimed 60% accuracy is a reflection of the officer's profiling to call the K-9 unit, not the dogs themselves.
Recertification wouldn't fix this.
How is it that ALLLLLL the stops on " COPS" the drivers NEVER have a driver's license and then later they drive away ???????
I would say: "Is it because I'm too sexy to be driving this truck ?!"
Actually in PA vs Mimms you have to exist the vehicle IF it is a legal traffic stop. If the traffic stop is illegal, then ordering you out of the vehicle is not a lawful order.
I grew up in a boring suburban environment where almost every traffic stop seems to require 2-4 squad car's for some reason.
To the first question, "You know, I was just about to ask you the same question officer...." Covers several bases I think. 😉💯🏴☠️🎭
Ahhh I missed the live. I saw the video anyways and as always, very informative and entertaining
In Illinois, for cars, registration is not needed. They just want your license and proof of insurance.
I've been wondering for a while...
Since they don't have to tell you why you're being detained (traffic stop or pedestrian) & you know for a fact that you aren't doing anything illegal, or haven't done anything illegal, etc...so you refuse to ID yourself because you know you haven't done anything illegal, how would this work????
I've been trying to get familiar with ID laws & they need RAS of a crime to legally demand ID (unless you're driving of course.) But if you know you haven't done anything illegal & they won't tell you what their RAS is & they arrest you for refusing to ID, what are the chances of beating that in court???
They oftentimes like to use the obstructing statutes for ID refusals even though that's not obstructing. Here in WV the state Supreme Court ruled that refusing to ID is not obstruction. So it can be confusing since they don't have to tell you why you're being detained. But I'm curious what the chances of beating that in court if you're arrested but you haven't done anything illegal for them to want your ID in the first place...
Another thing is, a detention is a seizure under the fourth amendment, so there's that to consider as well. & the 4th amendment includes your ID/license.
Refusal to ID can get more complicated - not only does it vary from between situations and jurisdictions, there are other laws involved. For example, on another channel a man witnessed an accident (wasn't involved) and was asked to provide his ID to officers. He refused and was arrested, not for refusing as part of a detention, but because the local ordinance required it when you witnessed a crime.
However, there are some consistencies.
Get the officer to define "ID" - if you aren't doing a restricted activity (driving, fishing license, consuming alcohol, etc.) you aren't required to provide a document, only verbal. When the officer asks for ID, ask him "By identification or ID, do you mean my driver's license or similar?" Do this even if you don't have your driver's license on you. Most officers seem fixated on getting your driver's license and will likely respond yes, making their order illegal.
With each subsequent request for ID refuse. If the officer changes to requesting identification, state you aren't giving the officer your driver's license, taking it back to the officer's original request. After a brief period, you can accuse the officer of harassment, intimidation, and illegally extending the detention by demanding compliance with an illegal command. Since the officer previously defined it as a document, legally you're fine until the officer specifically redefines ID or identification from a document to verbal.
When they go to verbal, you still have some outs. Usually you have to give name, birthdate, and address. If your 1st, middle, and/or last name are interchangeable, then shuffle the order (all 3 of mine are common 1st names). If you go by a different name or nickname, then use it.
If the numbers are interchangeable, you can do the same with your birthdate - different applications use a different order - for example, February 4, 2003 could be 02-04-03 or 04-02-03 or 03-02-04.
If the officer asks for clarification, nod your head yes and repeat (can later claim you were stretching your neck or twitching). As for your address, you can be excused if you get it wrong under the stress created by the officer during the detention, or using an earlier or work address.
With any order, unless you are absolutely certain the order is illegal, state you believe the order is illegal because xyz, but you are only "Complying under duress" because of officer threats to undertake illegal actions if you don't comply. In the case of RS, even if the officer states it, only a court can determine if it is sufficient. Legally "complying under duress" is recognized as a coerced act, not consensual, so the officer's actions and any obtained evidence from your compliance can be challenged in court and possibly dismissed as evidence.
In this way, you aren't risking inadvertently committing a crime while exercising your rights, but you are opening avenues for your lawyer to have the evidence discarded later, and/or building support for a possible civil suit.
@@1SCme Ive wondered that a lot, too. Still wondering why pay homeowner costs if a cop can force me from private property to appear in front of a judge pretty much at-will, it seems.
@@ACTSRevolution Nope, not at will, needs PC, has civil (and perhaps criminal) exposure if lacking PC. Homeownership is no different than renting (or even homeless) in this situation. Of the reasons to own a home, this wouldn't show up on the list of many.
@@1SCme yes I've seen the video of the guy who witnessed an accident & I believe he so tried to assist at some point... But he also got a nice settlement out of it too, so that doesn't really help me understand it any better.
@@1SCme also your mention RS, which I assume is reasonable suspicion???
Yes they need reasonable suspicion...of a crime.
They often want to ID people for suspicious behavior alone
If it is raining, "I wish to not get wet" might work to keep the window rolled up.
"Do you know why I pulled you over?" You have a good driver rewards program and you stopped me to give me my reward?