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The Art of Verbal Judo
Which traffic stop is more likely to result in use of force?
Scenario A:Officer: Give me your driver's license and registration.Subject: Why?Officer: You were speeding, sir.Subject: No, I wasn't.Officer: Yes, you were. My radar put you at 59 miles per hour, and this is a 45-mile-per-hour zone.Subject: Radar can be wrong. Anyway, I just came off a 55-mile-per-hour road ...Scenario B:Officer: Good afternoon, sir. I'm Officer Jones of the Metropolitan Police Department. The reason I stopped you is that I clocked you driving 73 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone. Is there a reason you were driving that fast?Subject: No, no reason.Officer: May I see your driver's license?In Scenario A, the subject, on the defensive, engages the o...See the full content of this document
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