Originally Posted by kane

"Home. Why?" He didn't answer.

My brother then finds the tags, he has us put them on and all is fine in the world.

Now had I decided to say what I was thinking he may have shrugged it off. He also may have given me a ticket. He also may have gotten in my face about being respectful to a cop and which point I could easily see how something like that could escalate to the point where I could get arrested and if I choose then resist arrest I could end up getting my ass kicked.

A lot of times cops ask you little things in hopes that you will react a certain way and expose yourself. Had I stuttered or stammered or seemed like I was making something up when I answered him he might have asked me more questions because he felt like I was up to something illegal. He might also have a feeling like I have drugs on me or in the car and is looking for a reason to search it.

The moral of the story is: when dealing with the police, stay calm, say as little as possible and keep your hands off them.