Why do cops ask about things that are none of their business???

[Justin///M]

If you want to tell the police where you were, where you live, what you do for a living, etc., for a traffic stop, then be my guest.

I agree. I won't say further because it'll get nasty.

[Steve in PA]

1) It’s the officers job to ask questions. I ask questions when I stop people, but for the most part I don’t care about the answers.

2) The officer was observant and noticed the ammo bag and asked a question related to his observation.

3) No duty to inform, but they have now tied the LTCF info with DL info.

4) You are correct in that you do not have to answer questions that are not specific to the stop. As I said above, most times I am just making conversation. I work steady midnights, so I’m looking for indicators of DUI.

[Aggies Coach]

Wow that must have been a traumatic experience for you, and to come here and share it. Have you thought about counseling?

Seriously, it sounds as though everything he asked was relevant to what he saw in plain sight.

It was a traffic stop for speeding that caught Timothy McVeigh

If I am not mistaken it was lack of a rear license plate that got McVeigh pulled over.

[Carson]

I work with a guy whose car has had a burned out headlight for over a year and a half. When he gets pulled over , he plays the DWB card.

Who does his State Inspection ?

[streaker69]

Who does his State Inspection ?

What business is that of yours?

[Walleye Hunter]

What business is that of yours?

I was thinking maybe he had a ghetto cruiser or two that he needs to get inspected himself.

[sota]

I believe that most arrests begin with a simple violation and fishing discovers crime and criminals.

Around here, it's amazing the number of what looks like Driving While Black with a broken tail light or head light stops turn into full blown arrests because outstanding warrants, drugs, suspended license, no reg/insurance, etc. You'd think criminals would learn to not be stupid about the simple/easy things.

[streaker69]

Around here, it's amazing the number of what looks like Driving While Black with a broken tail light or head light stops turn into full blown arrests because outstanding warrants, drugs, suspended license, no reg/insurance, etc. You'd think criminals would learn to not be stupid about the simple/easy things.

If criminals were smart, they wouldn't be criminals, or if they are smart, they'd be high ranking members of the DNC.

[ExFlyinguy]

If you want to tell the police where you were, where you live, what you do for a living, etc., for a traffic stop, then be my guest.

Really?
If I understand this correctly you were pulled over for a faulty brake light- perfectly valid reason. Asked reasonable questions based on plain view items.
1. You weren't murdered
2. You weren't beaten.
3. Hell you weren't even disarmed and your firearms disassembled before giving them back to you.

If you want to be Billy badass and refuse dialogue that's your right but to come here and whine like a snow flake is pretty weak. Maybe you can start a " #me too" movement to bring awareness to the country that police may actually investigate during the course of their duties.

[Bang]

...and, to say " I know they're trained to ask all of those questions."... no, you don't. I went thru 5 months of Phila Police Academy and courses in several colleges, and not once was I instructed so.

One instructor had an interesting philosophy re interacting with the motorist that you stopped for a MV violation. He said, "you are interrupting his life. You are telling him he is wrong, and people generally do not like that. If you are writing a ticket, that's going to cost them money. So, they have bought and paid for a level of pissed off for an amount of time. Let them have it, and don't let them exceed what they are entitled to".