8 reason to never talk to the police.

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I think it's fine to talk to LEO you just have to use common sense on what you say.

When a cop pulls you over for running a red light and you refuse to say anything then it's not going to go well. If you BS with him like a fellow local then chances are much better on it going more smoothly.

Example;

My Brother and I were driving to the Coast to go fishing and I got pulled over in a desolate stretch doing 85 in a 70. It was a Narcotics officer not looking for speeders really but drugs because that stretch is a major drug highway. I was polite with him, I answered where I was from, where I was going, etc. etc. He gave me a warning and sent me off.

Had I been silent I bet the drug dog would have been there in a few minutes and then after finding nothing they would have been pissed and I would have left with a speeding ticket.

My point exactly. It isn't being afraid or being a dick. It is just being yourself. If a cop asks me a question I answer it. I am sure if I was in a huge mess of real trouble with the law. Like if I robbed a bank or killed someone while drunk driving.... then I would probably hold my peace and wait for a lawyer. But for the rest of the time, if I was speeding, I'll get a ticket if caught, no point in being a dick about it to the cop. If I was not speeding, I tell the cop I was not speeding. If he disagrees, I show up in count, waste a day and get the ticket dropped.

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

I've always found this argument interesting. Why are people afraid of making the officer mad? Are you afraid he won't take mercy on you? Or are you afaid he will put trumped-up charges on you? Or maybe you're afraid of being physically beat or handled roughly? You are doing nothing wrong; you're asserting your rights.

Traffic stops are different. Unless you're 15-20mph over or more, or being reckless, or are 16 years old, you have at least a 50/50 shot at getting out of a speeding ticket most of the time. Now, the cost of getting a ticket isn't terribly high- a day in court, a fine, a bump on your insurance premium. It's really no big deal. So, since the stakes are low and the odds of getting out of the ticket are high, by all means, give it your best shot.

But for anything else, you need to treat it differently because most other "crimes" aren't so easy to talk your way out of...