Police officers of Reddit.

What was your they could have gotten away with it if they had kept their mouth shut moment?

I had a car past me once, where passenger hangs the upper half of his body out of the passenger side window with his middle finger in the air while screaming,

Muck the police!

He had my attention for the seatbelt violation. I got behind the car and ran the

registration. Registration is suspended. Registered owner's driver's license is attached to the

registration and his license is suspended. Registered owner also has two warrants for retail theft.

I stopped the car and they both started with the free speech thing and how Registered owner also has two warrants for retail theft.

I stopped the car, and they both started with the free speech thing and how I can't stop them for giving me the fingers, which is 100% correct.

When I pointed out that I can, however, stop them for the passenger not wearing a seatbelt and for the registration violation, suddenly they both got quiet.

Driver got arrested for suspended license and his warrants, and the passenger got himself a citation.

The driver's vehicle got impounded. Moral of the story? Tell your passengers to shut their mouths.

Had that guy not been a moron, his buddy would have been homeward bound. Not a cop, but a public defender had a client who made a long statement

that didn't help her case, but the judge was letting her go without setting bail. Before leaving the

courtroom, however, I was informed that the police from another precinct

were coming to pick her up, and she'd be held until they did.

They didn't get her until much later, but I told her to absolutely not say anything to them,

to keep her mouth shut.

The next day I go to do her arraignment, and I get the notice of any statements, which

started with, my lawyer told me not to say anything, but this israignment, and I get the notice of any statements, which started with, my lawyer

told me not to say anything, but this is what happened, and admitted to a variety of crimes.

It was frustrating, to say the least.

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