Re: The first time I didn't mind getting a ticket
I sue cops for a living (and it's a pretty tough living). Comparing with my personal experiences, I am regularly amazed by the stuff I see on "Cops" or YouTube. Over thirty-five years I have probably been pulled over 40 times, and received no less than thirty warnings or otherwise ended up just driving away. So far as traffic stops are concerned, the courtesy and professionalism of the constabulary has been relatively unimpeachable. This does not, however, compare well with my expriences of police in an investigatory capacity. In all cases they were as nice or nicer than could be expected. Kudos to the traffic cops.
The "crap-shoot" nature of the whole circmstance is curious, however. I've received a warning at 113 on I-40 in AZ, but a ticket for 6 over in Neb. on an empty I-80.
There's also one issue that does fry me. I've been pulled over twice for what was obviously no more than a desire to check out the car I was driving (once in my Sunbeam Tiger and once in, of all things, my Fiero (I had the first black one released to the public and this was on its second day on the road). While I took this in stride, these guys with their training must recognize that that is an illegal and unconstitutional seizure. If you want to check out my car, follow me 'til I stop at a Taco Bell, or flag me nicely from a window. The reds and blues bespeak something much more oppressive than "cool car."