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Originally Posted by molson
This is a good part of any community outreach program, to inform people of their rights. Maybe it takes some of the fear away, in some situations, when you understand what power you have.
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I've wondered if it wouldn't be helpful to have a set of Miranda-like traffic rights that the officer reads off to the suspect first thing. I imagine that a lot of conflict starts at these traffic stops when suspects
think that their rights are being abused, but aren't 100% clear on what those rights are. Likewise, asserting/questioning your rights doesn't always seem to illicit the most polite police response (especially if you're not clear on what those rights actually are), and perhaps starting every stop with a declaration of those rights would reduce conflict.