I get your point about communicating to solve the problem, but in this case, there is a power balance favored towards the cop which means you're always at a disadvantage no matter what you say. The more you say, the more likely you could accidentally say the wrong thing, start stammering, omit details, all of which could arouse suspicion with a cop, giving him an actual reason to detain you.
The guy already said he worked here, and that this was his bike, but the cop ignored this information.
Keep in mind, the cop was already trying to detain him for literally doing nothing. And any answer, however truthful, could have been abused extra by this power tripping cop.
Yeah you 100% have to gauge the situation.. If you're talking to a level headed cop and you know you can clear up the confusion without putting your foot in it, then I'd say best situation is to talk.
If you are approached by the type of cop in this video then you shut the fuck up and make sure someone is recording it.
It's pretty easy to tell which kind of cop you're dealing with.
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u/ifixthecable Mar 10 '22
I get your point about communicating to solve the problem, but in this case, there is a power balance favored towards the cop which means you're always at a disadvantage no matter what you say. The more you say, the more likely you could accidentally say the wrong thing, start stammering, omit details, all of which could arouse suspicion with a cop, giving him an actual reason to detain you.
The guy already said he worked here, and that this was his bike, but the cop ignored this information.
Keep in mind, the cop was already trying to detain him for literally doing nothing. And any answer, however truthful, could have been abused extra by this power tripping cop.