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"Lesson here: if you’re accosted by the police at night, drop whatever is in your hand immediately. Even if it’s a priceless Ming vase."

There aren't as many people walking at night any more in most places. More people avoid saying anything private on their cellphones (e.g., personal money matters). Many more avoid driving at night, especially those who drive older vehicles. Many people avoid carrying large amounts of cash.

A woman in my family does not drink, smoke or indulge in any vices. She's absolutely clean in every way. While driving home from work at night, she's had patrolmen drive fast to get very close to her vehicle and stay in her blind spot for many minutes, headlights reflecting into her face in the side mirror. I was with her recently one time, when this happened and saw it for myself. Told her to slow down, until they drove reluctantly past her.

We're installing hi-res cameras in the vehicle, front and back, high and low mount.

Be careful out there. There are more evil characters (literally SOBs) in every walk of life after the campaigns against traditional family structure over the past several decades, in case you haven't noticed the bizarre violent crime trends lately.