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He couldn't give you a speeding ticket because he probably didn't have his radar gun pointed at you, if he even had one. From your story it appears that his "reasonable suspicion" stems merely from you braking which is really weak.
Next time a cop asks you "You know why I stopped you?" and even if you know you're guilty, just say "Uh, no Sir". Now it's on him to clearly articulate why he stopped you, his reasonable suspicion. He's not going to tell you he stopped you because you "applied your brakes", he has to get you to confess to something which, the last time I checked, you don't have to say shit!
I don't know what state you live in but yeah, you had to submit to a sobriety check otherwise you'd have lost your license for a while. But I'm willing to bet his reasonable suspicion was weak on that as well.
The days of Sheriff Andy Taylor, the polite and helpful police officer who is here to help you are over. Everyone who reads this thread would be well advised to be generally more suspicious of the police and their motives and volunteer less information to them. They aren't here to help you anymore, they're revenue generators for the city, county and state.
Next time a cop asks you "You know why I stopped you?" and even if you know you're guilty, just say "Uh, no Sir". Now it's on him to clearly articulate why he stopped you, his reasonable suspicion. He's not going to tell you he stopped you because you "applied your brakes", he has to get you to confess to something which, the last time I checked, you don't have to say shit!
I don't know what state you live in but yeah, you had to submit to a sobriety check otherwise you'd have lost your license for a while. But I'm willing to bet his reasonable suspicion was weak on that as well.
The days of Sheriff Andy Taylor, the polite and helpful police officer who is here to help you are over. Everyone who reads this thread would be well advised to be generally more suspicious of the police and their motives and volunteer less information to them. They aren't here to help you anymore, they're revenue generators for the city, county and state.