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[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If it were me, I'd respond: "Okay, I'll follow you to the nearest public bathroom, but you're still getting the citation."

Someone pulled that on me once, but I saw them pass a few public bathrooms as they cut around a line of cars in traffic to get to the turn lane a bit faster by going down the wrong way of the roadway, so they were obviously lying.

You might have more luck with your lie among lazier/less discerning/dumber cops, it's true.

- Ex-cop

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Fair enough, it looked like you were implying it was a trick you're passing on to others.

Obviously it doesn't matter either way and I can't prove or disprove what you're claiming now.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm suggesting they say that if needed, but lie convincingly.

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, and I'm suggesting it's one of the older tricks in the book that only dumb/lazy cops would fall for.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

But how would they know if someone just did the same stuff but was lying

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

They wouldn't need to know, as I described above.