so these fucking road pirate cops setup "vehicle inspection checkpoints" where they have cops going over your car while they go down this little checklist of theirs ticking boxes as they go down the sheet.
now... do they do this in the hood areas of the city filled with shitty dangerous cars owned by people who have a higher likely hood of criminal history/warrants
nope... because none of them have the money to pay the tickets.
so they go to the rich neighborhoods and setup there knowing full well they can generate a ton of money nickel and diming the hard working people that live and drive through that area.
it's all about revenue generation under the guise of vehicle safety, if they honestly cared about safety they'd be in the ghetto busting shitty people driving shitty unsafe cars.
instead they target the areas who can afford to pay the tickets to rake in the cash.
A few years ago,before the flu when everyone was alive,new york state made it a goal to generate 25% of the entire state budget thru traffic fines.not sure how close they got but I'm sure whatever helps make that place unlivable was welcomed
they usually aren't polite... it just depends on how you phrase it.
there's a way to say that with a claer "fuck you" intention... or an apologetic tone... like "i'm sorry i don't mean to be rude but i don't answer questions"
also i should add that depending on your state or even city, there may be situations where you have to answer something... the boarder control people are starting to get very pushy with their interpretation that you must answer their questions up to 100 miles from the boarder... which is a LOT of the country.
their interpretation is that they have the lawful right to detain you to verify citizenship status, going so far as to throw spike bars in front of your tires to hold you until you answer the "are you a us citizen" question... or to present ID (if you refuse to comply like a good little servant)
when you are driving, if you are pulled over for a lawful reason, they can force you to produce ID.
however in a lot of states the cop can't force any of the passengers to produce ID.
that said, in many states unless they cop has RAS (reasonable articulatable suspicion) that you have either committed a crime, are in the commission of a crime, or are about to commit a crime)... they can't demand ID.
They can ask, and they can try to coax you into producing an ID, but they can't demand it without a valid reason.
most cops ask by default, and people comply by default, but you don't always have to... people just assume it's a legal demand when sometimes it isn't.
refusing to answer questions and refusing to ID in certain situations can be effective, but it can also ENRAGE a cop to the point that they really mess with out.
check your state and local laws and regs and as always... swim at your own risk.
it works the other way around as well...
friend of mine lives in a decent sized city. big enough that the central city is a complete ghetto.
there's a LONG list of things cops can write you a ticket for in regards to vehicle condition/state of repair.
chipped window $150 low tire tread $100 cracked indicator light $200
etc...
so these fucking road pirate cops setup "vehicle inspection checkpoints" where they have cops going over your car while they go down this little checklist of theirs ticking boxes as they go down the sheet.
now... do they do this in the hood areas of the city filled with shitty dangerous cars owned by people who have a higher likely hood of criminal history/warrants
nope... because none of them have the money to pay the tickets.
so they go to the rich neighborhoods and setup there knowing full well they can generate a ton of money nickel and diming the hard working people that live and drive through that area.
it's all about revenue generation under the guise of vehicle safety, if they honestly cared about safety they'd be in the ghetto busting shitty people driving shitty unsafe cars.
instead they target the areas who can afford to pay the tickets to rake in the cash.
A few years ago,before the flu when everyone was alive,new york state made it a goal to generate 25% of the entire state budget thru traffic fines.not sure how close they got but I'm sure whatever helps make that place unlivable was welcomed
cops are revenue generation
period
never talk to cops, never answer questions, never open your door for them.
"my attorney has advised me that i don't answer questions without a lawyer present"
thats the answer they get for everything.
"do you know why i pulled you over", "do you know how fast you were going", "where are you headed"...
they get fuck all from me other than "i don't answer questions"
gives them nothing to hang you with.
they usually aren't polite... it just depends on how you phrase it.
there's a way to say that with a claer "fuck you" intention... or an apologetic tone... like "i'm sorry i don't mean to be rude but i don't answer questions"
also i should add that depending on your state or even city, there may be situations where you have to answer something... the boarder control people are starting to get very pushy with their interpretation that you must answer their questions up to 100 miles from the boarder... which is a LOT of the country.
their interpretation is that they have the lawful right to detain you to verify citizenship status, going so far as to throw spike bars in front of your tires to hold you until you answer the "are you a us citizen" question... or to present ID (if you refuse to comply like a good little servant)
when you are driving, if you are pulled over for a lawful reason, they can force you to produce ID.
however in a lot of states the cop can't force any of the passengers to produce ID.
that said, in many states unless they cop has RAS (reasonable articulatable suspicion) that you have either committed a crime, are in the commission of a crime, or are about to commit a crime)... they can't demand ID.
They can ask, and they can try to coax you into producing an ID, but they can't demand it without a valid reason.
most cops ask by default, and people comply by default, but you don't always have to... people just assume it's a legal demand when sometimes it isn't.
refusing to answer questions and refusing to ID in certain situations can be effective, but it can also ENRAGE a cop to the point that they really mess with out.
check your state and local laws and regs and as always... swim at your own risk.