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Can I get in trouble for refusing to answer a police officers questions during one of these Aconsensual encounters?

April 26, 2017answer encounters officer police refusing

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Can I get in trouble for refusing to answer a police officers questions during one of these Aconsensual encounters?

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No. Your refusal to listen to or answer a police officer’s questions during a consensual encounter does not by itself allow them to detain you. The police would have to base their detention of you on something more than just a refusal to respond to questions.