Never argue with the police at the side of the road. She got arrested. To quote my first platoon sergeant (Miller, Junior Sheilds) "Sometimes it just bees like that." Odds are she won't make millions but I'm sure she'll be nicely compensated
How did she "argue" by keeping silent?
How then, is that "arguing on the side of the road"?
"Musarra claims in the suit the troopers violated basic rules familiar to anybody who's ever watched a police show on TV, including the right to remain silent."
Watching to much TV can be bad for your health. I wpuld hate to have her sit on a Jury and say: But on TV, CSI gets DNA in 15 minutes. She just another tool in a life of funny games.
Not sure of the legalities, but what's the benefit of acting like a total moron when pulled over by a cop?
How was her refusal to talk in any way impeding the officer from taking her driver's license, proof of insurance and registration and writing the citation?
What's the benefit of the cop exercising unlawful authority over the woman? She didn't want to, nor was required to provide verbal answers to the question. IF she supplied the officer with a driver's license, proof of insurance and registration, then the extent of the police officer's authority is to write a citation for the offense he believes he witnessed. I hate it how people who chose to exercise their rights get labeled as "morons".
"Do you know why I pulled you over" is nothing more than asking the person for a confession, which under the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution the subject cannot be coerced into providing and just because the cop does not "grant" the right to remain silent to the subject by informing them of it does not mean that the person does not retain that right.
Sorry, but it's acting like a moron.
In our society, when someone speaks to you, it is a societal norm to respond, whether it's a person on the sidewalk, a cop, a stock-person in a store, or the POTUS.
A "yes/no" question is not asking for a confession, it's asking the driver if they know what is happening. An answer of "no" is not terribly difficult, and it does not incriminate you in any way.
There is no law that says you are supposed to know why a cop pulls you over, and there is no penalty for not knowing why if a cop asks you.
Getting tired of apologists who think that acting like an *** in society is a good thing.
Chris Rock did a great skit on how to act around the police. I couldn't have said it better.
I can't link to it, but if you look up Chris Rock and Police on Youtube, ya' can't miss it.
clearly unconstitutional, a good many of the statutes in NJ also are overly broad and probably wouldn't stand a challenge. I am so glad to have escaped from that hell hole.Not sure of the legalities, but what's the benefit of acting like a total moron when pulled over by a cop?
Had she just answered and had a conversation, her odds of driving away would have gone up.
(Why DID she get pulled over?)
Instead, she'll teach the trooper a lesson.
She goes to a cell, he gets paid by the hour for it.
Good lesson!
Heres' the code in NJ:
2C:29-1. Obstructing Administration of Law or Other Governmental Function. a. A person commits an offense if he purposely obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law or other governmental function or prevents or attempts to prevent a public servant from lawfully performing an official function by means of flight, intimidation, force, violence, or physical interference or obstacle, or by means of any independently unlawful act. This section does not apply to failure to perform a legal duty other than an official duty, or any other means of avoiding compliance with law without affirmative interference with governmental functions.
By refusing to converse regarding her traffic stop, was she impairing the administration of law?
I don't think answering "no" would be self-incrimination (and she wasn't mirandized when he asked if she knew why she was stopped as she was not being placed under arrest- yet).
Sorry, but it's acting like a moron.
In our society, when someone speaks to you, it is a societal norm to respond, whether it's a person on the sidewalk, a cop, a stock-person in a store, or the POTUS.
Sorry, but it's acting like a moron.
In our society, when someone speaks to you, it is a societal norm to respond, whether it's a person on the sidewalk, a cop, a stock-person in a store, or the POTUS.
A "yes/no" question is not asking for a confession, it's asking the driver if they know what is happening. An answer of "no" is not terribly difficult, and it does not incriminate you in any way.
There is no law that says you are supposed to know why a cop pulls you over, and there is no penalty for not knowing why if a cop asks you.
Getting tired of apologists who think that acting like an *** in society is a good thing.
Chris Rock did a great skit on how to act around the police. I couldn't have said it better.
I can't link to it, but if you look up Chris Rock and Police on Youtube, ya' can't miss it.
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