paranoia? Not at all, sorry I gave you that impression. I've had run-ins before, and realize years later how much I could have avoided had I simply known my rights. No, of the two officers in question, one simply pulled up, asked and left, the other hung out for a minute and ran my info.
I'm just saying, many a cop will overstep their bounds when the person they have stopped fails to know their rights. The whole ask more questions than necessary bit
Avatar: NHV 669 at the south end of the "Pompy" in White River Jct., VT on 4/29/1993. Photo by Richard Roberg.
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