It’s not your response that got the good outcome for you. You did everything right.... but there are still jerk cops out there that it would make no difference to. I’ve talked to a couple myself.
True, but had I been a jerk, I’d have gotten screwed both times.
First cop appreciated the fact I wasn’t an A-hole and even told me he would see what he could do for me as he walked back to write the ticket.
The 2nd cop has my admiration for being a good guy. He pulled my son a few months earlier doing the exact same speed in a 65 with and expired tag and inspection. This time he was a bit intimidating, implying my tattoed,ear plugged, skinhead kid with stickers all over his car had been smoking dope. He ranted about it for a minute or so and when my son was allowed to speak he told the guy “officer, I make A’s and B’s at college, I’m on my way home to see my dad and I’m not stupid enough to jeopardize my future by doing drugs.”
The cop gave him a warning ticket.