I work at a tobacco shop. And after they said I blown through a stop sign. When asked when drinking I said no. Then he said I smelled, and I quote, “of something suspicious”. I get cops get their paycheck for tickets and such but seriously has it really gotten this bad that for a ticket they try to make it something bigger? and ignoring my rights?
They can ask but I’m not answering. “I don’t answer questions. Am I free to go?”
Even before I learned not to talk to them, I’d answer them with non answers.
Cop: “where are you going?” 17 year old me: pointing forward “that way.” Cop: “OK… where are you coming from?” Me: pointing behind myself “That way.”