‘Do You Know Why I Pulled You Over?’ No Longer Allowed To Be Asked By Cops
If you’re in Minnesota and you get pulled over by a cop, the officer may ask you random questions, but they won’t ask you, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Here’s why.
You Can’t Ask Me That
If you’re pulled over in Minnesota, the officer may ask you what your speed was or if you were eating ice cream while driving. Don’t be alarmed, they’re just asking directly what they want, because they’re no longer allowed to ask you why they pulled you over.
For two reasons, they’re doing this. One is the state of Minnesota doesn’t want people making spontaneous confessions. This includes cases where law enforcement may be fishing for a confession. Two, they want officers asking people questions except in a formal interrogation setting, where they are “Mirandized”, according to Fox 9.
You would think that different law enforcements wouldn’t want to support this, but surprisingly a lot of members of different law enforcement have embraced it. It’s not unanimous, but majority of the different agencies have already made this change.
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Don’t Want The Situation To Escalate
When someone is pulled over and an officer of the law asks, “Do you know why I pulled you over?”, it can cause the situation to escalate quickly. Michelle Gross of the Communities United Against Police Brutality was given two situations by Fox 9
The first situation, the officer asked the question. He was obviously fishing for something from the person pulled over. The second situation, a car almost caused a head-on collision. The officer didn’t ask anything. He explained what was seen before he pulled over the driver at fault.
Gross made it known that if officers don’t ask the question, the situation is less likely to escalate and the pull over will be more calm.
For now, Minnesota has implemented this, but this could be something all states implement down the road. Especially if it prevents more accidents or even deaths.
