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gwheezie

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21. I'm an old white woman

Reply to oberliner (Reply #14)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 10:06 PM

Jul 2015

I'm polite when I ask and smile but it helps to be an old white woman. I tend to talk too much when nervous so actually in any situation where I'm anxious I ask people to repeat what they said. It gives me a few seconds to compose myself and be able to process the request I'm given.

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Know Your Rights With The Police [View all] damnedifIknow Jul 2015 OP

This is extremely bad advice oberliner Jul 2015 #1

Good points... ret5hd Jul 2015 #3

Yes, I was taught the same oberliner Jul 2015 #4

We have rights in this country damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #8

Indeed we do oberliner Jul 2015 #11

They're not "reasonable questions;" they're a fishing expedition. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #30

He is also Profiling for Evasive Answers One_Life_To_Give Jul 2015 #46

I agree. cwydro Jul 2015 #42

Same here. 840high Jul 2015 #13

Don't be a tool unnecessarily is excellent advice... Positrons Jul 2015 #19

No, it's more like "play the game," as linguists would say. Igel Jul 2015 #27

You're right. Usually the only good reason not to answer COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #6

If they are that hostile you are pretty much guaranteed to get a hostile reaction anyway Major Nikon Jul 2015 #7

Good point oberliner Jul 2015 #12

I think it would have gone better Major Nikon Jul 2015 #18

You have the right to remain silent. More people should exercise it. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #31

Fuck the police. nt MrScorpio Jul 2015 #22

Where are the "rights?" Downwinder Jul 2015 #2

if it's just you and the cop on the side of the road, you have no rights since he has a gun geek tragedy Jul 2015 #5

I never knew I wasn't supposed to get out of the car. TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #9

If a cop asks me a question I ask them to repeat it gwheezie Jul 2015 #10

Has that ever led to a hostile response? oberliner Jul 2015 #14

I'm an old white woman gwheezie Jul 2015 #21

I was stopped up here the other day, it was the weirdest damn thing. polly7 Jul 2015 #15

I was pulled over just outside a small town in Utah. . . Journeyman Jul 2015 #26

I live 17 minutes from that town .... much of my family lives there. polly7 Jul 2015 #28

Just writing off their assholery as being human is really not a good excuse Major Nikon Jul 2015 #35

I recommend information from Flex Your Rights as a good starting place... Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #16

Thanks for posting this oberliner Jul 2015 #23

I agree damnedifIknow Jul 2015 #32

Good video. cwydro Jul 2015 #44

My cousin actually got off without a ticket with his response. Hoppy Jul 2015 #17

LOL kydo Jul 2015 #20

i've dealt with this a bit before. beevul Jul 2015 #24

When I was in aerospace MurrayDelph Jul 2015 #34

Don't talk to the police. truebluegreen Jul 2015 #25

Being officious and defensive isn't a great thing. Igel Jul 2015 #29

Cops are no different than doctors, the receptionist at your local spa, the bartender polly7 Jul 2015 #36

cops don't get to have a "bad day" Spacemom Jul 2015 #39

So true. polly7 Jul 2015 #41

What a pant load. BillZBubb Jul 2015 #37

The last time I was stopped, I refused a search. X_Digger Jul 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2015 #38

Unfortunately, none of that applies... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #40

Quite some time ago, a highway patroll officer tried to extort me HeiressofBickworth Jul 2015 #43

Depends if I want to go on with my day Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #45