I hate to admit it as much as the next guy but it can and will teach you to get out of sticky situations. It literally just saved my balls. If you are hitting the streets at all in the USA you should be familiar with terminology like "terry stops". Seriously. Watch some cop watch content.
Asking the police officer why you are being detained is not just a meme. If they dont articulate why you're being detained you can reasonably assume they are conducting a "terry stop" which means they have reasonable suspicion. Ask them if they are conducting a terry stop and what their reasonable and articulable suspicion is. If they can't provide it then you are free to go.
If they say they pulled you over for a bad headlight but want to give you a sobriety test, you ask them what that has to do with the bad headlight.
Yes cops do whatever they want. No you shouldn't provoke them. But if you are in a position to record and you can record yourself asking these questions you will get a huge payout instead of just injuries.
I just get recommended it by the algorithm and I don't know beyond watching them briefly but the one that comes to mind is the_battousai on youtube who has been doing cop watching for a long time.
If you watch enough of the videos you will pick up on it pretty quick.
That's not true, they have to have a specific reason but they also don't have to tell it to you. That's one they can put in their notebooks later after conferring with their buddies.
Not sure the legalities around field sobriety tests (the one where they make you walk in a line and do stuff). Seems like the accuracy is mostly bullshit for anyone who has any medical condition, and in most states they're voluntary (like a car search). But you can't really refuse a breathalyzer.
I'd be very surprised if people get payouts for cops making you do a breathalyzer or Field Sobriety Test without you seeming drunk
Police officers do indeed have special leeway when it comes to traffic stops vs any other time they stop you however they still have to follow the rules pertaining. Again. Watching cop watch youtube is a smart thing to do.
I didn't provide the best example so that's on me.