OFF THE WIRE
Why do you suppose the officer asks, "Do you know why I stopped you
today?" Why doesn't he just say, "Hey, you were speeding"? He's looking
to get you to volunteer information. That's the kind of thing we discuss
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Don't ask "Am I being detained." You are being detained by virtue of
the fact that the police have stopped you, even asking suggests that the
nature of your prior detainment was voluntary. Police are usually only
allowed to detain you for a legally determined amount of time depending
on the state, don't give them a reason to say "the detainment started
when I answered the question". You should ask instead "am I free to
go", or even "am I free to go yet"?
