As fow waiting an hour, my wife gets this at least once a year and sometimes twice, and all due to ignorance and stupidity on the part of the cop(s).
My wife has a medical condition (Lupus) that requires her to have dark tinted windows on the car. Dark tinted windows (in NY State) are normally illegal but permitted for valid medical reasons. She gets pulled over, asked about it, and shows the officer the DMV issued dark window permit affixed to the corner of each tinted window). The cop NEVER believes the permits are real, because he’s never seen one before. After many calls to dispatch and several checks with DMV, he finally releases her with an “I’m sorry for inconveniencing you, Mam”. This has happened at least once a year for the past 15 or 16 years and the stops average 30 ro 40 minutes per incident (and usually in the winter). Another thing, about 5 years ago, the idiot cop still issued her a ticket; and that required us to go to court and produce the dark window permit even though it was produced on the scene. Just how stupid do you have to be to get a law enforcement job in Amherst, New York?
LOL...
BJ if yer from Buffalo, as I am ... I really hope that was a rhetorical question...
But if not the correct answer is, Slightly More Stupid than a Cheektowaga Officer, Slightly Less Stupid than a Tonawanda Officer, and a near Genius in relation to a Kenmore Cop.