[DocTim420]

Oh I can tell you war stories about people I saw arrested because of their mouth...while I escaped because I was quiet as a mouse. In my prior life (about the time T-Bone Walker passed)...the goal was to avoid any and all encounters with LEO--especially the infamous "field card interview" (a time that existed before computers and electronic data bases were available to keep track of the activities of "bad people").

Attitude is everything! Think Aretha Franklin...as in, R E S P E C T--and accept that "living another day" is an honorable act (not every conflict needs to give way to a mushroom cloud confrontation).

[944s2]

yes DocTim,,,,
i have always found that if your respectful and mild-mannered then the police more often then not will make a judgement call and send you on your way,,,,,,
atitude is everything,,,,yes sir!- no sir! and thanks i be on my way now sir,,,
last time i got pulled was for being "impolite" to another driver by not letting them out of a junction lol,,,,only in England would you get pulled over for being an impolite driver lol,,loll,,
Goes down even better if your driving expensive metal and adopt the very humble atitude,,,,,,s2

[Jellyfish]

I show cops respect, but I never call them 'sir'. I always figured they perceived it as sucking up, which nobody likes. 'n Besides, fuck them.

[WaxyTaxi]

[rolandomota]

lol he had it coming ha ha

[944s2]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish

I show cops respect, but I never call them 'sir'. I always figured they perceived it as sucking up, which nobody likes. 'n Besides, fuck them.

Not to be taken literally i stopped short of " yes sir!.no sir!,,three bags full sir!" as not to confuse anyone with my English parlee lol,,,
i usually am always totally polite and always refer to them as officer and in my 52 years and no criminal record or driving bans this atitude has served me well,,,,,
English are very big on manners,,,
politeness and a smile will get you far in England ,,,,,,s2

[who dat is]

I too stray from the yes sir, no sir paradigm. I think your best bet is to stay assertive and on their level and not be either subservient or a raging doucher either. If you're a douche then they are definitely going to hassle you. If you are a pushover then they feed off of that as well and can power trip all over you if need be. They are regular people with a job just like anybody else. I've got several stories from police encounters that all ended well that could have gone totally different. Just this weekend I fortunately got a warning instead of a decent speeding ticket. Above all else, NEVER CONSENT TO SEARCHES!

Since we are on the topic I would STRONGLY ENCOURAGE anybody and everybody who hasn't seen BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters to watch it as soon as they can https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfJDyxoOso I would recommend you watch this and that you also have your friends and relatives check it out too. It's not too bad or boring either and they do a decent job of trying to keep it real world rather than blah blah blah.

[who dat is]

Another good one I just watched while originally searching for the one I posted in the previous post. 5 Rules for Recording Police: Steve Silverman of FlexYourRights.org - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHpQtvIxBJ4

[brown_thumb]

Originally Posted by ChaosCatalunya

If you live in Chicago, I think violence from the local population is far more of a worry than the Police....

...because the populace is forced to be unarmed... defenseless. The bad guys know this and take extreme advantage. A unarmed people are a smorgasbord for gangsters.

[Midnight Tokar]

Originally Posted by brown_thumb

...because the populace is forced to be unarmed... defenseless. The bad guys know this and take extreme advantage. A unarmed people are a smorgasbord for gangsters.

Chicago has always been a smorgasbord for gangsters.