His mistake was answering the officer&#x27;s initial questions. You are under no obligation to talk to the police if questioned. If the officer has sufficient reason to believe you&#x27;re guilty (such as witnessing a crime), he will simply arrest you on the spot and talking won&#x27;t do any good.<p>Second, I see a subtle racial angle to this, and as a white person I too have been stopped by the police several times. White police are not singling out black people.<p>getting barraged by dovecotes but will not remove the post because I think it is still helpful, or at least encourage discussion about the matter