I’m just gonna add: Say “Sir” all the time. It really calms them down. He asks you a question? (“have you been drinking?”) Say “Yes sir” or “no sir” ″I stopped you because you were speeding”—“I’m very sorry, sir” and so on. This has saved me countless times.
Even more effective in my experience is giving them an authentic pleasant greeting. “Good evening officer”. For some reason saying sir constantly makes me feel nervous and like I’m ceding too much power. I usually say it once or twice and never in my first couple answers.
I’m just gonna add: Say “Sir” all the time. It really calms them down.
He asks you a question? (“have you been drinking?”) Say “Yes sir” or “no sir”
″I stopped you because you were speeding”—“I’m very sorry, sir”
and so on. This has saved me countless times.
Even more effective in my experience is giving them an authentic pleasant greeting. “Good evening officer”. For some reason saying sir constantly makes me feel nervous and like I’m ceding too much power. I usually say it once or twice and never in my first couple answers.
Just don’t say “Sir” if the cop’s a woman!