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You said — I have a few questions regarding that post:

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I would be glad to oblige... :-)

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You asked — 1. What police force was he a member of? I’m impressed he had the good grace to be embarrassed rather angry at you for flagging his hypocrisy.

Washington Country Sheriff
http://www.co.washington.or.us/cgi/sheriff/lec.pl

Keep in mind, that at the time that this happened, it was “news” and many people were angry about the ridiculous nature of these double-nickel laws. And in addition, if I remember correctly about the time, and in that area, there were letters to the editors and news articles about police also abiding by these laws (when driving normally). There is always “context” for these kinds of things... :-)

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And then you asked — 2. What did your vehicle and appearance say about you? Were you in a suit driving a late model high end car or in jeans driving a truck or clunker?

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I was driving a relatively new car, but a sports car for the time, and it was “fire engine red” too... LOL...

It was what I called a “screamer” (while still in the range of my pocketbook), a 1972 Mercury Capri V-6 block (could really get up and haul...). I was in ordinary clothes, perhaps slacks, but can’t remember, and clean-cut (haircut-wise and clothes) and neat (as I usually was), and in my mid-20s.

I wouldn’t call it a high-end car, but it certainly wasn’t a clunker either and was used for racing in Europe, being the V-6 engine was a screamer back then.

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And lastly you said — 3. Does it get tiring carrying that much brass around with you all the time?

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As I said earlier, if I had actually “thought” about it, instead of just reacting as I did, I probably wouldn’t have done it. LOL...