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11mo ago

'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymore

www.latimes.com Opinion: 'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymore

A new law requires officers to disclose the reason for traffic stops. It's a victory for law enforcement transparency, accountability and legitimacy.

Opinion: 'Know why I pulled you over?' Fortunately, California police can't ask you that anymore

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240205134054/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-02/california-police-reform-traffic-stop-pretextual-racial-profiling-bias

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Do people usually give an answer to “Do you know why I pulled you over?” other than no?
Unless you have the ability to read minds how would you know why you were pulled over?
I guess if you wanted to be nice/polite you could say “No, officer.”
- um, I think most driver do read their speed-o-meter.
  
  So do I, but I could have a tail light out, maybe I’ve still got something hanging from my rearview, maybe a passenger isn’t wearing their seatbelt.
  As others in the comments mentioned, police can usually find a number of reasons to make a stop. There’s really no reason to answer anything other than no to that question.

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