Years ago, when I was loving in Houston (late 80s), I was pulled over by a cop when returning from a day down at Galveston.
My crime - not wearing a seatbelt!
When the cop came to my car to explain why he pulled me over, I said “hey, I thought not wearing a seatbelt was a secondary offense!” He explained that that it was a primary offense, and enough to justify pulling me over.
The cop was professional during the whole matter, I didn’t mouth off to him. He let me off with a warning.
End of story. I didn’t go to jail and I didn’t commit suicide.
Maybe the best practice should be to just let a smoker smoke when they get pulled over. If she was not addicted to nicotine, she may be alive today. That said, based on the transcript I think the aclu is going to chew up and spit out this town’s police force with the help of The Justice Department, just like Ferguson. All because of cigarettes.
Are you quite sure you didn’t commit suicide?
“when I was loving in Houston (late 80s)”
Interesting. . .I’ve done a little of that myself in Houston.