There are officers who "go fishing", and not because they suspect something. Not all, of course, but some do.SC1903A3 wrote:My experience has been that when an officer goes fishing it's not for some arbitrary reason. I have personal friends that are Irving officers. They have a sixth sense aka years of observational experience. When they ask questions it's for very specific reasons and not because they're fishing.
There is a lot of information on the www regarding how to handle fishing during a traffic stop. I know my rights and will do what I need to do to preserve them, but I will do my utmost to be as professional and courteous to the LEOs as I expect them to treat me. They are, after all, doing the job they are paid to do, and by a vastly huge margin, the reason we interface with them is because we have committed an infraction of the vehicle code while exercising the privelege of driving.
If I do not break the traffic laws I reduce the chance of being questioned on the side of the road.
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