Cops love honesty. Because they get so little of it from the “Dindu nuffin” crowd. I get off with a warning almost every time when I am pulled over just by being polite and admitting I might have been going a bit fast. You also score points by immediately putting your flashers on (once you are lit up), pulling off the road in a safe place and putting your dome light on if it is dark outside.
On this topic I can hide behind my keyboard-a bit cowardly. In the field the copper can hide behind his badge.