Real English: How to talk to the POLICE

When you go to another country, it is just as important to learn about the culture and the laws as it is the language. In North America, we try to be polite to everyone, including to the police. In this lesson, you will learn the proper way to behave when being stopped by a police officer. Some vocabulary and expressions you will need to understand include “driver’s license“, “fine“, “bail money“, “courts“, “under arrest“, “breaking the law“, and more. It is very important to know what your rights are in the event you do get in trouble, so watch this lesson and stay safe. TRANSCRIPT After they ask you to stop, they’re going to ask for I.D. For some of you, you’ll say: “What is I.D.?“ Well, it’s identification, sort of like your passport or your country... Some people have identification cards in their country. Funny, in Canada, we don’t have this thing. We have drivers’ licenses, and we have passports, but we don’t have citizenship cards, or-sor