{"id":20496,"date":"2025-11-27T01:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=20496"},"modified":"2025-11-27T01:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:24:17","slug":"lawyer-says-there-is-one-question-you-should-never-answer-if-you-are-pulled-over-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=20496","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer says there is one question you should \u2018never answer\u2019 if you are pulled over by police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A lawyer has warned drivers about one question they should <em>never<\/em> answer during a police traffic stop: \u201cDo you know why I pulled you over?\u201d Although it sounds harmless, he explains that this question can trap drivers into admitting to violations the officer wasn\u2019t even aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people try to be cooperative and guess the reason\u2014like a broken light, speeding, or rolling a stop. But the lawyer points out that guessing is dangerous. If you admit to something the officer wasn\u2019t investigating, your own words can be used against you in court, even if the officer had no evidence beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of answering, he advises responding with: \u201cOfficer, please tell me.\u201d This allows you to hear the actual reason before deciding whether to speak further. In some cases, admitting to a minor violation may help resolve the stop quickly. But guessing or confessing without information can create unnecessary legal trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His message is simple: don\u2019t try to read the officer\u2019s mind. Protect yourself by staying calm, asking for clarity, and avoiding assumptions. As he puts it, \u201cAnswering based on speculation increases your chances of ending up in court\u2014and pleading guilty to being the Muffin Man.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawyer has warned drivers about one question they should never answer during a police traffic stop: \u201cDo you know why I pulled you over?\u201d Although it&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":865,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20498,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20496\/revisions\/20498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}