Hello puppy, hello. Hello. Driver's license, please. This is a driver stopped for a minor tail light and license plate bulb violation. It should have ended with a simple warning until he decided to exercise his right to remain silent regarding weapons and his destination. You have the right to remain silent, but do you know how to use it without getting handcuffed? Take this case. A minor equipment violation turned into a tense confrontation. The driver repeatedly asked, "Am I free to go?" and "Am I being detained?" This is a legal double-edged sword. When you refuse to answer if there are weapons, you are inadvertently giving the officer the right to conduct a Terry frisk for safety. Hello. Driver's license, please. Our reason I just stopped you, your tail light's out. Oh. And then your registration light's starting to go out. One of your two bulbs is out to light up your license plate. No big deal. What side is it? Your Your your Your left bulb on your registration light is good. The right one's out. So I can only read half of your plate. Probably weren't even aware of that till you got pulled over. Yeah. Yeah, no big deal. It's a tail light that's out. Your left tail light's out and the brake light. Uh no problem. Before I have you grab anything, no weapons in the car? No. Okay, can I have your driver's license, please? Hello doggie, hello. Where you headed to now? Uh You headed where? Huh? Where you headed to now? I'm just driving. Just driving around, got you. And do you have insurance for the car? No drugs in the car? Sir. Are there any drugs in the car? No. No no cannabis, alcohol, nothing like that? Uh I got to find my uh You still staying on Magnolia? Yeah. Okay. Is that where you're coming from? I'm trying to remember. Where am I? I always got to look down here. Yeah, no problem. Are you coming from your house on Magnolia? I'm just driving. Yeah, you said you're driving around, but where are you driving Where are you coming from? Well, I was here. One two five King five three zero zero one three eight one one three one. See Q on head, please. How long you've been around driving? I don't really want to answer all these questions. Okay. Um any alcohol tonight? I don't really want to answer any questions. >> Okay. I'm just concerned with the delay in your responses. Um I'm trying to think. But there's no alcohol in the car? Sir. There's no alcohol in the car, is that correct? There's no guns in the car? Am I free to go? Uh no. Are there any guns in the car? So, I'm being detained? Yes, you're detained. Are there any guns in the car? So, I can remain silent? If you'd like to, but I'm asking you if you you're if you are legally armed, you're required to tell me upon request. So, you don't have any guns in the car, is that correct? >> going to answer that. Okay. So, why don't you step on out real quick for me, please? Can I keep my hands right here? Step away. All right, just face the car there. I'm just going to pat you down, make sure you don't have any weapons since you don't want to let me know. Just keep your hands right there for me, please. Thank you, sir. All right. You're going to need to grab your driver's license. So, what insurance do you have? I know you're trying to find it on your phone. >> it on my phone, yeah. Yeah, you can grab it. You can You can grab it. I'm guessing I used to have Liberty Mutual. I'm trying to remember. Allstate, that's what it is. Okay. Excuse me. Under the Supreme Court ruling in Pennsylvania v. Mimms, an officer has the authority to order a driver out of a vehicle during any lawful traffic stop without further justification. When this driver hesitated and refused to confirm the presence of weapons, the officer shifted from traffic enforcement to officer safety mode. 10-2 gold CQ. Mhm. >> [clears throat] >> It's the board. Uh if you do happen to get your insurance, just if you want to show it to my partner here and then make sure everything's good with your license, okay? Case details. Reason for stop. Equipment violation. Inoperable [music] left tail light and a burnt-out license plate bulb. Refusal to answer questions about journey and weapons.