That "officer" is a petty tyrant who should be stripped of his badge and gun, then tarred and feathered.
Answering his question would constitute either "lying to the police", or admitting to a crime. Any lawyer worth his salt would tell you NEVER to answer such a question. That "officer" would give the same advice to his family and friends.
HERE’S HOW BAD INFLATION IS:
My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
CEOs are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
I saw a Mormon with only one wife.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer .
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
Called to get Blue Book Value on my car. They asked if the gas tank was full or empty.
And, finally...
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., that I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Afghanistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited and asked if I could drive a
truck.
All pretty believable, and I’m next door in GA. I don’t really know any staties, but know my local chief, lots of the local cops, and the former chief from the city next door who is now the state insurance commissioner and a retired 2-star from the GA ANG.
Not sure the context of that, but it's not good either. A cop's job is to impartially enforce the law. That's "fair" and if he doesn't get that, he needs to find another line of work.
No, I don't trust the cops. They have earned active distrust.
Eye witness story:
Cops (me and partner) pull over out state car for running stop sign.
Cop: Ma’am, I pulled you over for running a stop sign.
Woman: I’m sorry, I’m not from around here.
Cop: You don’t have stop signs where you’re from?
A sheriff’s deputy in Oregon once gave my mother a warning for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. He reminded her that all four wheels have to stop rolling.
Please don't take them too seriously!
Regards,
I once got stopped by a College cop for running a stop sign (was a slow careful turn at the T, with no other cars coming at at all) at a T-shaped intersection in the rear parking lot of a College building! What stop sign, I didn’t see a stop sign, I said. He got super snarky, said something to the effect...”big red thing, eight sides, (made an image with his upright body and curved arms over his head), says ‘STOP’...” I demanded for him to show me where the alleged sign was—there was no sign at the intersection, at least, not one on a pole anywhere or hanging down over the intersection, which didn’t have “stop” on the ground, either. Instead, it was flat on the side of the building that paralleled the horizontal arm of the “T” of the intersection, well beyond the intersection, facing the vertical arm of the “T.” Never before have I seen that, a stop sign not standing or hanging at the actual intersection itself. After arguing with him, I got a warning only, but boy, his attitude really sucked.
BUMP for Troopers’ Comments...
I once got pulled over for speeding and the cop asked if I was practicing for the time trials at the Indy 500!
I saw the video of #16. EPIC burn.
A cop pulls over a speeder, walks up to the window and, with a devious smile on his face, says:
“I’ve been waiting for you all day!”
The driver responded:
“I got here as quick as I could.”
“Officer, I was just keeping up with traffic.”
“We only pull ‘em over one at a time.”
—An actual exchange between a VA state trooper and my dad
Freegards
The last time I disagreed with a cop my wife corrected me.