Police officers are trained liars and manipulators. They will go to great lengths to get you to give up your rights and incriminate yourself.
A citizen in Ankeny, Iowa, demonstrated how to respond to a LEO’s (legally entitled to oppress) manipulative line of questioning in a video secretly recorded and later uploaded to YouTube.
Police State: Iowa Cop Manipulates Driver into Unlawful Search
The officer, identified as Aaron King by WHOTV.com, apparently noticed a Frisbee golf equipment bag and began a specious line of questioning by asking, “Why is it that everybody that plays Frisbee golf smokes weed?” From there it deteriorates as King implies that the motorist has something to hide and needs his car searched when he refuses to answer whether he has ever smoked marijuana.
In addition to taking the correct action by videoing the encounter, the motorist correctly responds to the officer’s technique by refusing to answer and refusing to consent to a search.
Interestingly, King is no stranger to controversy. The five-year veteran of the Ankeny force was involved in shooting in July after he and another officer entered the home of a woman said to be intoxicated and suicidal. According to reports, King shot and killed the woman when she wouldn’t put down her gun. King was cleared of any wrongdoing in that incident.
He will likely be cleared in this one as well, even though Ankeny police issued a statement condemning King’s line of questioning.
“The officer engages the driver in a line of questioning that is foolish and not representative of the Ankeny Police Dept.`s training or interactions with the public. This verbal exchange did not meet the level of professionalism expected of Ankeny police officers. Ankeny Police Chief Gary Mikulec respectfully apologizes for the officer`s demeaning statement,” the statement read.
As WHOTV.com reports, there is little likelihood the public will ever know whether King was disciplined for the “foolish” questioning and “demeaning statement.”
Your best bet as a citizen is always to try and avoid police encounters. But if you are unfortunate enough to have an interaction with a LEO, record it, and refuse to answer questions — especially the manipulative ones. And never consent to a search.
