Better Watch Your Answers

[rockerrick]

So last night I'm driving to Mc Donalds around 8 pm,when a State Trooper coming the other way,flicks on lights and pulls me over. Give him license and insurance,he says " I'm pulling you over for right headlight being out". No big deal! Then he proceeds to ask where I'm going? Small talk perhaps. So i say Mc Donalds.Then he ask "What do you do for a living?" I'm thinking what do you care? So I tell him,Graphic Design. Then he ask "Where do you work ?" Now I'm thinking,what's your annual salary?,how many kids do you have?,what banking institute do you use? So I slowly answer aaaaaa not currently working. Is the state actively using any excuse to gather intel on everyday non-criminal citizens? If not profiling what purpose could this line of questioning have ? I can't imagine it being for the good of you or me. All this for a warning ticket? WTF????

[GneissGuy]

Did he stop the 20 questions after asking where you worked?

[T-Can]

It sounds like he was hitting on you....Did you give him your number?

[rockerrick]

Yes,20 questions stopped after asking where I work. But in 30yrs driving never had an experience like that. Seemed very deliberate.
And I'm really surprised he didn't ask for phone number.

[runswithscissors]

It is now becoming common practice to engage you in back and forth conversation; they are looking for sweat on your lip or forehead, nervous jerky eye movements, incoherant answers to simple questions; not so much profiling as they are randomly searching for drug running, borderline drunk driving, etc.

next time just unbutton your shirt a little more and give him a little nipple peek....

[rockerrick]

Originally Posted by runswithscissors

It is now becoming common practice to engage you in back and forth conversation; they are looking for sweat on your lip or forehead, nervous jerky eye movements, incoherant answers to simple questions; not so much profiling as they are randomly searching for drug running, borderline drunk driving, etc.

next time just unbutton your shirt a little more and give him a little nipple peek....

I guess this could be a factor, I was surprised not to be in front of interceptor while a dog went through my car.

[nuglet]

I only had this happen once. I stopped it by pointed asking the officer..."Have I done something to cause this amount of scrutiny, do you normally follow this line of interrogation?"
He said something about "just doing my job...mumble mumble".
I told him I appreciate it, but my job doesn't allow me to answer a lot of "exploratory" questions and any further questions, aside from the violation issue, would need to be addressed by his supervisor or someone a little higher in rank. I wasn't allowed to answer any questions other than name, Identification, and contact info.