"I got lucky on the way home. Rolled past a cop at 85 in a 65. I saw him pull out. Luckily for me, about a 1/4 mile later, I saw a minvan with mom and kids stranded on the side of the road. I guess the cop must have stopped to help, because I never saw him again."
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"stopped" maybe, "to help" is an oxymoron.
'to help' with revenue enhancement maybe.
'to help' you into the back of his patrol car maybe.
'to help' show his best side for the camera maybe.
'to help' ask you leading questions that will incriminate you for some violation, of some law, some were, some how.
In case I haven't given my rant in a while...
No matter what question the cop asks the answer is NO.
'Have you been drinking? NO
'Did you run that light? NO
"Did you wake up this morning? NO
"Do you love you wife? NO
The answer is ALWAYS NO.
As soon as you say YES you have admitted guilt and the cop will write you a ticket or take you to jail.
There is no down side to lying to the cop. He can't arrest you for lying and he can't arrest you for something you didn't admit to doing.
If he saw you break the law (very unlikely) he won't ask.
I got stopped once and the cop asked if I had been drinking. I said NO, he wanted to do the breath test (I should have refused, he would have arrested me, then I could have sued for false arrest (when I passed the breath test) and that would have paid for all of my car projects and my house.) After the breath test he came back to the car with a smile, he knew I had been drinking, but was well under the limit, and I didn't admit to drinking so he sent me on my way. I lied to the cop, he knew it, but there was nothing he could do except smile and tell me to 'have nice day'.
The last time I was stopped for speeding by the 'duo radar gun guys on the down side of a huge hill' I rolled down the window just far enough to slip a license and proof of insurance out. There is no need for a conversation with the "revenue enhancement department', unless you look like Pam Anderson and your REALLY think that will help, but I doubt it.
You always have better luck in front of a judge, then on the side of road with some 'John Wayne'.
((me stepping off of my soap box))
MickMc
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