Have you ever been pulled over by the police and asked that fear-inducing question, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Even if you've done nothing wrong, there is just something about the way you answer that question that can make you seem entirely guilty.
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Well, we all know that a forum exists for pretty much any topic you can think of nowadays, and this one is no different. When a Reddit user posed the question, "What is the best response when a cop says 'Do you know why I pulled you over?'," the answers came flooding in.
Scroll down to read some of the best responses. And whatever you do, please don't take any of them as legal advice!
#10 "Things got cleared up pretty fast."
“I got pulled over once for no apparent reason. The officer said he clocked me doing 70 in a 55. I had cruise control on at 59, and both my car and Google Maps told me I was under 60. I gave him such an, “are you fucking stupid?” look. I’m not sure how it would have escalated, but at that exact moment, my phone started screeching at me about an Amber Alert with a vehicle description similar to what I was driving. Things got cleared up pretty fast after that.”
—MostlyChaoticNeutral
#9 "You should always say 'no'."
“At least in Germany, you should always say no because otherwise, whatever you did was intentional. If you do it intentionally, the situation gets worse for you.”
—MegaIngo
#8 "100% effective."
“In college, one of my friends was Swiss-American. He had both an American and a Swiss driver's license. When pulled over for speeding, he would hand over the Swiss driver's license (which was a folded document the size of a high school diploma) and start with: “Was ist los, Offizier?” (“What is wrong, officer?). Passengers were instructed to keep their mouths shut and smile as if they didn’t comprehend anything.100% effective. One cop just muttered, “I wouldn’t even know how to fill out the paperwork.”
—mykepagan
#7 Definitely don't do this.
“‘This should clear up our little misunderstanding’ as I hand them my get-out-of-jail-free card from my wallet.”
—averageredditcuck
#6 It's a valid point.
“Well, if you don’t know, sir... I’m afraid we’re both wasting our time.”
—RubyKitsune
#5 “It’s on me this time.”
“I once got pulled over for speeding behind a cop. I told him that I noticed I was behind a police officer and assumed we were traveling at a safe speed. He said, “It’s on me this time,” and I didn’t get a ticket.”
—thecatbeans
#4 "You’re such an ass."
“So this story is about my mom when she was pregnant with me.At 8 months pregnant, my mom had been suffering from almost constant migraines that made her feel nauseous. She got permission to leave work early one day because she had been throwing up. My poor sick mother said, “Fuck the speed limit!” and took off home. A Maryland state trooper pulled my mother over for going 55 in a 35. He came up to her window, and she rolled it down and said, “Officer, I know I’m speeding; I live just down there. I’m going to throw up; please let me puke at my house.” The officer started getting super upset with my mom and asked for her license and registration. My mom opened her door and puked on his shoes. She got a ticket and had to go to court.In court, the officer also wanted my mom to replace his shoes. The judge said, “You saw a woman that pregnant who said she was nauseous, and you still insisted on stopping her? You’re such an ass.” and dismissed the ticket.I’m 25 now, and it’s my mom’s favorite story about her pregnancy with me.”
—slightlyslytherin
#3 True that.
“Because it would be really difficult to have this conversation while driving.”
—drdoom
#2 Honesty is the best policy.
“The last time I got pulled over, I was in a small town, and the officer was super nice. He flat out told me that he caught me doing 55 in a 45. I was from out of town and told him he was right, that I had missed the speed limit change and that my wife had just warned me. Five seconds later, I would have been legal had he been sitting there or not. He handed me a warning and told us to have a safe day. I was there maybe five minutes.”
—angmarsilar
#1 "No, sir."
““No, sir.” That is the correct response. Even if you’re doing 90 in a 15 with a kilo of coke strapped to the roof. “No, sir.” They’re fishing, and the question is either absurd or condescending, depending on how you look at it.”
—ph33randloathing
