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NEW: This Question Is Now ILLEGAL for Cops to Ask During a Stop

WALTER | KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

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Three states have now made it illegal for police to open a traffic stop with "Do you know why I pulled you over?" — Connecticut in 2023, California and Minnesota in 2024. A fourth, Colorado, tried and failed in 2025. But the laws have thin teeth, every one of them has an exception, and in most of America the question is still perfectly legal. Here's what that question is actually engineered to do, why the Supreme Court says no warning is required before you answer it, and the four calm sentences that protect you in all fifty states.

⚠️ This video is for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. I'm not a lawyer and not your attorney, and this channel is not a law firm — no attorney-client relationship is created. Laws vary by state; for your situation, talk to a licensed attorney. All imagery is illustrative/dramatization or used for fair-use educational commentary.

#KnowYourRights #TrafficStop #PoliceEncounter #SeniorRights #FourthAmendment #DriverRights

Sources:

CA Vehicle Code § 2806.5 (AB 2773) — leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2773
Minn. Stat. § 169.905 — revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.905
Berkemer v. McCarty, 468 U.S. 420 (1984) — supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/468/420/
Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (2004) — supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/543/146/

20 Comments

@ZEBULON181 2 months ago

"Do you know why I pulled you over?" To go on a fishing expedition?

@RichardMeza-n3p 2 months ago

If the majority of police officers were honest and legit, would these videos even exist?

@cody4buddy 2 months ago

Cop: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" Me: "Did you forget already?"

@brucedavis3816 2 months ago

You found the guy who stole my stereo!

@mjordan812 2 months ago

Cop: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Me: "No, don't you?"

@jameslogan2003 2 months ago

It's a fishing expedition.

@JayKay-f3p 2 months ago

Good. Now make it illegal for them to ask you where you're coming from, where you're going, and if they can search the car.

@Roberto-u8d7t 2 months ago

Public servants don't get trained in our constitution they get trained to violate the constitution and make the public servants the criminal

@TruckenNY-k2r 2 months ago

When the cop asks, just say money.

@hidden_narrative.731 2 months ago

None of this matter they have license to kill you over fear of being killed 😂😂😂

@3rdFloorblog 2 months ago

No officer, I dont know why you pulled me but I'm sure you're gonna tell me.

@SamSteele-hc1tq 2 months ago

If you don't know why you pulled me over,you have a problem.

@Lisa-Sherlock-Holmes 2 months ago

About 8 years ago, I personally transcribed police training audio from the Tucson, AZ, police academy. The instructor told the recruits, "Don't worry about violating people's rights. Most people don't even know their rights."

@ColonelSimcoe 2 months ago

That’s a shame, because I always get joy from answering “Looking to collect revenue for a quota or hope to make an arrest?”

@realbadger 2 months ago

"Do you know why I pulled you over?"
"If you don't know why you pulled me over, am I free to leave?"

@butchmiller1498 2 months ago

when left to the discretion of the department to correct there will be no correction. They will simply say "this is how we get away with it"

@Carnaln8ure 2 months ago

I used to believe that Law Enforcement were the good guys. Some might be but too many are your worst nightmare because they abuse the authority we have entrusted them with. I will not comply with unlawful orders or harassment. The whole system has been corrupted by vile evil abusers of power. Bring that energy to me and I will stop you in your tracks never to harass another soul.