Police Powers And Your Rights, What You Need to Know!!!

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

I'm not even gonna bother reading that. So what, you know your rights. There is ALWAYS something up a copper's sleve. Be a smartarse to a hard cop and he'll just do you over twice as hard.

I've been caught doing stupid things and never had anything more than a lighter wallet and a few more demerit points, even though the coppers could of absolutely stuffed me. One even said he could of sent me to court if he wanted to.

The way I see it, you've got two choices; respect the cop and admit you've stuffed up, get off fairly lightly or act like a smartarse trying to list every single one of your rights, only to have the copper throw a much heavier book right back at you. Yes there are ***** coppers around. Cop it on the chin and go talk to his sergeant later on, assuming you haven't been sprung doing something dumb.

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

I'm gonna agree with rob here. Im NOT a road saint, however in my time ive paid less than $300 in fines and lost 2points, however im sure i could have been done for MUCH MUCH more (and have no vehicle as a result). So 5 steps to keeping your nose clean when you do get in trouble.

(1) Smile
(2) Be polite
(3) Do everything they ask for
(4) Thank them
(5) Smile

Agreed 100%
i to have only had a couple hunge of fines, where it could have been far far greater...

in every case bar 2, ive been let go with a warning, and those 2 i got a very light punishment where it could have been far worse...

it very much pays to be polite, and do what you're told....

grown up a lot these days but.......