that's as far as I'm going would you please stick it through the window not going to do that Mr all right well then I don't know what to tell you sounds like we're going to be on the side of the road a long time well I guess so during a tense traffic stop the driver repeatedly shuts down the officer's demands with a simple phrase I don't answer questions this isn't just stubbornness it's a calculated move rooted in constitutional rights the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution states no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself self by refusing to engage Beyond providing license registration and insurance the driver flexes his Legal Shield frustrating the officer's attempts to fish for incriminating details the cop's insistence on answers like pronouncing a last name gets nowhere because the driver knows silence is his weapon and the law backs him up yes sir will you window down for me please I can hear you just fine so I'm going to have to ask you to roll the window down I can hear you just fine officer there's my license in to roll the window down please all can I hear you just fine officer there's Mali license there's my registration all my insurance is there some reason you can't roll the window down I saw you roll it up I don't answer questions questions I don't answer questions you don't answer questions that's correct what's the reason for that I don't answer questions do you want my license and registration or not pronounce your last name for me I don't answer questions I'm going to need you to pronounce your last name I don't answer questions that's there on the license the officer's fixation on the rolled up window becomes a comical power struggle but the driver holds firm refusing to comply with the request no law mandates a driver to roll down their window fully during a stop the Supreme Court in Terry versus Ohio 1968 only requires Reasonable Suspicion for a stop not unrestricted access to a vehicle's interior by keeping the window up and passing documents through a crack the driver maintains physical and legal boundaries turning the officer's demands into empty noise it's a master class in knowing what's required versus what's just cop Bluster and the driver owns The Exchange so the reason I stopped you you were chopping 43 and the 30 actually I think it said 40 actually I'm pretty sure it's 30 you're pretty sure or you're positive you're pretty sure or you're positive not going to argue with you all right well I'll just turn around I'll check here's your information you want to hand it to me please that's as far as I'm would you please take it through the window not going to do that Mr all right well then I don't know what to tell you it's not like we're going to be on the side of the road a long time well I guess so when the driver asks am I being detained or am I free to go he's not just stalling he's forcing the officer to justify the Stop's duration the fourth amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures and courts have ruled in Rodriguez vers United States 2015 that police can't prolong a stop Beyond its original purpose without cause the officer caught off guard fumbles and eventually hands back the documents signaling the stops End by repeatedly pressing this question the driver flips the script making the cop squirm under the weight of his own authorities limits give me another opportunity to take your information Mr sud and roll your window now so I can handle you the citation you can pass it right through here thank you that's not going to work uh yeah it is okay well I don't know what to tell you I'm willing to take it right here would you please give this to me or are you not going to give me the ticket officer am I being detained or am I free to go no you're not I am being detained am I being detained it won't answer me Mr here's your copy thank you report date is June 6th June 7th at 2:00 thank you am I free to go now am I free to go to go I'm not being detained any longer nope all right thank you are we okay am I free to go in the final showdown the officer tries to hand over a citation but the driver refuses to reach out daring the cop to figure it out legally there's no statute requiring a driver to physically accept a ticket service is complete once it's offered as seen in state laws like California's vehicle code section 40,500 unable to enforce compliance beyond the citation itself it's a Checkmate move the driver takes the win by doing nothing proving knowledge of the law can dismantle a cop's ego on the spot like And subscribe for more police cam stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now