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I watch crime shows on tv and when watching cops or Live PD, the police will pull someone over or respond to a call and ask them if it's ok. Example: You didn't use your turn signal okay? Where are you going? Don't worry about the camera okay? You smell like alcohol okay? Can I search your car okay? It's a domestic call okay? She said you hit her okay? i'm just trying to figure out what's going on okay? This neighborhood is known for drugs okay?
Will someone please explain why the police always ask you if it's okay?
They aren't asking if something is okay, as in asking for permission. They are using okay to mean "do you understand?", as in giving a reason for what they are doing. Kind of a shorthand if you want to think of it that way.
"This neighborhood is known for drugs, ok, (so you understand why I'm questioning your loitering here, right?)"
"You smell like alcohol, ok, (so you understand I think I have good reason to give you a breath test?)"
Maybe you're watching the episodes filmed in Canada.
We use 'then' and 'ok' a lot way up north too.
Next time check and see if that's the situation then, ok?
Thanks for responding. I've never been pulled over by the police so I don't know first hand, but I do like to watch the cop shows. I just think it's funny that they seem to say ok after everything. I didn't know if it was something they do for television or they are trained to do that. It just seems funny that they say, I'm going to arrest you now ok. Turn around and put your hands behind your back ok.
I think that if I ever do get pulled over and the officer says I need to see your license and registration ok, I don't know if I could keep from laughing. I always thought that if you had dealings with the police, this was not a good thing but they seem so nice on tv, it makes me want to maybe put breaking the law just once on my bucket list. Nothing serious, maybe roll through a stop sign, go 5 miles over the speed limit or steal a Hershey bar. I did have an officer come to the house once to make a report when my car was stolen. He was very nice. He said I didn't seem like the type of person that would make my car disappear. I didn't know people actually did that.
I hope it doesn't seem like I'm making fun since I do appreciate the police.
Ok Ok Ok wishing the best to our men and women in blue.
If you say 'okay' to search your vehicle then you relinquish your right to have a search warrant. Officers then can assume it's okay to search throughout your vehicle right now.
If you initially say no, then you and the cop(s) have to wait until a search warrant is issued by a judge. Then you may have to wait around for hours until it's served, or even possibly have your car towed in and impounded.
What if it's a situation where a judge would not give a warrant cause there is no probable cause? Does the officer have the right to hold the person there, for hours, knowing that a judge will say no, cause he has no probable cause, or are they allowed to, even though legally it's a complete waist of time and a moot point, out of curiosity?
Never heard this, hear mostly the same things from criminals caught with drugs/guns/loot-"Its not mine". That one is universal.
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