Why Cops DON’T Have to Give You a REASON

Did you know the police do NOT have to tell you why you're being stopped or detained? We're going to look at a Virginia bill that would have changed that. Plus, live Q&A! Join me at 1pm today!

[shawnwatson]

You know as well as i do that civil asset forfeiture is an outright violation of due process of law.

[Heather-xmul]

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.

[MrBdiehl]

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

[markschenher]

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

[billiards]

It's amazing how we have to walk on egg shells just to keep the cop's ego in check.

[astrogypsy]

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."

[playedspades]

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."

[ApotropaicV]

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.

[eq]

I'm a cop and I'm amazed with how much I agree with this guy.

[additudeobx]

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...

[HughMac]

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.

[mokooh]

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

[cma]

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....

[johnguilfoyle]

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.’”

[VarroTigurius-uf]

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.

[donaldschuster]

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!

[noquestionabaudit]

Reasonable articulate suspicion seems to get mixed up with "suspicion" as cops tend to think they can detain based on suspicion alone.

[mattbrown]

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.

[redwhiteandbluebonnets]

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.

[TM-twpy]

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