TheOldGuy
Well-Known Member
How To Speak To An Officer
#1 Be Polite.
#2 Make sure he knows that you know HE is in charge of the situation.
#3 If you would like to ask him for a warning instead of an arrest, pull him away from your friends and speak with him privately. The last thing he wants is to give ALL your friends the impression that he is 'soft.'
#4 Do not beg.
#5 Do not embarass him in any way. This is really a subset of #2 & #3. If he is a security officer who works the same shift every night, do not do anything to ruin his reputation in that area. It will only cause him to makeestablish his power, possibly by having you arrested
#6 Be calm.
#7 Give him this line, "If we were smoking and vandalizing, I could picture an officer telling me 'If you weren't vandalizing, I might be able to let you go, but because you were breaking more than one law, I can't let this slide.'" And then make sure he knows that other than smoking, you were being a good citizen.
#8 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!!!
Any others?
#1 Be Polite.
#2 Make sure he knows that you know HE is in charge of the situation.
#3 If you would like to ask him for a warning instead of an arrest, pull him away from your friends and speak with him privately. The last thing he wants is to give ALL your friends the impression that he is 'soft.'
#4 Do not beg.
#5 Do not embarass him in any way. This is really a subset of #2 & #3. If he is a security officer who works the same shift every night, do not do anything to ruin his reputation in that area. It will only cause him to makeestablish his power, possibly by having you arrested
#6 Be calm.
#7 Give him this line, "If we were smoking and vandalizing, I could picture an officer telling me 'If you weren't vandalizing, I might be able to let you go, but because you were breaking more than one law, I can't let this slide.'" And then make sure he knows that other than smoking, you were being a good citizen.
#8 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!!!
Any others?