What do you do when a cop pulls you over? Do you panic, pout, cry, act rude, or try to kiss up?
541430
Act like you have sense and don't cope an attitude, that gets you in trouble everytime.
778370
if you ran the cops would of been called and you would of been picked up for shop lifting.  once the police realized you didn't shop lift but did run you would of then been charged with inducing a panic.
400738
Are you a cop?...If so try and be less obvious.
1102554
I got pulled over for that once too except mine was called disorderly conduct with a vehicle ?? But I don't know how well the fight would hold up if you fought it because it is your word against his when it comes to what he had said to you.
894156
i think u should skate where ever u wanna skate, cause if a cop catches u tell him it says ppl can do watever they want to in the first ammendmant. i skateboard too. and no i dont give watever cops would say to me. i would just keep skating.
106636
Well, the question about blue lights tells me you're not in California.  If you had said what state you are in, someone might have been able to give you a better answer (maybe your state requires law enforcement to use their emergency lights to pull you over....but I doubt it very much).\n\nThat said, not using his lights on you was a very clever tactic that experienced police officers use.  Without the lights, there is probably no issue as to detention (meaning he didn't even need a reason to stop you, because you stopped yourself and he just walked up and began talking to you).  Police officers, just like everyone else in the country, have the right to walk up to someone and just start talking to them - and if the person stands there and engages in conversation, it's all good and anything that comes from it is just as constitutionally sound as if the officer had probable cause to make the stop in the first place.  \n\nHowever, if the officer pulled in behind you and blocked your ability to leave - even if you didn't try or want to - then it very likely will be considered a detention by the courts, and will require the appropriate constitutional factors to justify the detention.  You said the officer arranged for another cop car to block your way, so that would likely be considered a detention by the courts.  However, the officer is claiming you were speeding, so assuming he can prove that to the court's satisfaction, he could have called in a hundred cars to block you in and it wouldn't matter...blue lights or no.
732121
I don't know the story but, the only thing we can do is offer support to our law enforcement officers.  Many people feel as you do but their voices are unheard.  If someone tries to run over an officer, his or her hands must not be tied by PC.  Whoever a crimminal is, should be handled as such reguardless of background or income.
150856
walk up to a cop on the street and tell him your name and ask if you have warrants. if he arrests you, then you do, if he doesnt arrest you, you dont. simple really.
1023965
If you want a serious answer, this is it.  I have worked in Law Enforcement for 15 years and this is one of the more mundane types of contact the police have.  DON'T LIE!!!!!.  If you know you were speeding say so IF ASKED.  Be polite and don't make excuses, the officers have heard them all and know when you are lying.  Don't give the officer grief, after all this is his job and depending on how fast you were going you may have be a hazard to yourself and others.  A ticket is not the end of the world and in most places if you do not receive multiple tickets you can get it dismissed by taking a safe driving course.  Remember the roadways are for everyone so be safe and allow others to be safe also.  Good Luck!
936537
yea..if the police try to arrest you just say it was an accident, and you were having a complication due to low blood preesure..they'll let you go!!! trust me!!!
41401
-after going 75mph on a 25mph road-\nPolice Officer looks me in the eye, smiles and says~\n"I've been waiting for you all day"\nI say~\n "Well I'm sorry officer, i got here as fast as i could"
609600
As a police officer, the best advise for anybody being arrested, pulled over for speeding, stpped walking down the street, however you come into contact with law enforcement- Shut your mouth! Do not volunteer ANY info besides name date of birth etc, when an officer says "Do you know how fast you were going?" NEVER say "yeah I was going a little fast wasn't I?", say "No officer, was I speeding?" the way you answer a question can prove willfull violation of the law be it on a speeding ticket or a murder charge. You have a right to remain silent for a reason.
843421
Sorry you can't do that unless you're a cop. :-)~
809520
Depends on the cop that pulls you over that day, and sad to say, but some truth, how cute you are!
627443
If you can safely pass them without going over the speed limit , then post your turn signal pass and then post your signal back.  You can pass a cop if they are going under the speed.  But beware ya might tick em off.  LOL
209167
I am probably in the same camp as everyone else, but would want some clarification.\n\nMust people here seem to have taken the position the truck was being backed towards the officer, but that's not what was stated in the question.  The question says the truck "starts coming back towards the cop," which does not necessarily imply that it was being *driven* back...it might have been rolling because the drunk took his foot off the brake.  I don't know that I think it makes a difference, though...it just would be nice if we knew that the truck was indeed being intentionally used as a dangerous weapon (like maybe the engine racing, the backup lights coming on, etc).\n\nAnd I wonder if you're curious about the innocent passenger who was killed, also.  Was his death justified?  No.  But it was accidental, and I don't think what I've read here makes me think it was criminally negligent. \n\nAn interesting question.  I wonder what makes you ask?\n\nEdit 3.20.06:\n\nFor those who say the cop should have (basically) run away, or cowered and waited for backup, here's the law in California, and I'd guess in most states:\n\n835a.  Any peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n   A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from his efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested; nor shall such officer be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n\nI still have my concerns with the whole thing, but to suggest the police should have to run (or hide) from criminals is just plain ridiculous.  You don't want to live in a society that tells its cops they have to back off when they're trying to do their job.
1021457
No I wouldn't. I'd try and help him up and hopefully the person he was chasing wasn't able to get away because of his mishap. For all the people that answered this question thinking it would be funny, think about it. What if the cop that tripped was chasing someone that just robbed you or did something to you, would you then think it was funny?