I’m not sure where you are from but culturally, there seems to be a HUGE void of difference as to what people would do in the presence of a Police officer in the UK as opposed to many other countries, in particular, the USA
For example, time after time I read here on WS where posters have said that they would never voluntarily speak with a police officer without a lawyer being present and primarily those posters have been from the USA or elsewhere whereas in the UK, it’s most unusual for a person being treated as a witness to NOT speak to the police when they are alone and I cannot recall a single example in 23 years where a witness has said to me ( working from the UK ) that they will not speak to me unless accompanied by a solicitor. So if you transpose that generally to the general public in the UK being stopped and spoken to by a police officer and then transpose it to circumstances as they generally unfold in the USA , it’s a massive difference as to how both scenarios are approached in each individual country ....
