Re: Tailgating cop
I've been impressed 80% of the time by Leo's professionalism. I've been tempted to run for my life 2 times too. I had a state trooper in west Texas, after stopping me for 61 in a 55, tell me he had 3 options since I was from a state that had no extradition agreement with Texas, I can let you go, take you to jail until the judge can see you on Monday, or shoot you and leave you in the ditch. Sooooo I'm a super duper yes sir, no sir type of guy. I don't say anything unless asked. I don't do anything unless told to. BTW, he let me go. I was afraid for my life. Did I tell you he unsnapped and pulled his gun halfway out of the holster walking to my car? I have a brother that lives in Texas now. I haven't seen him in 30 years, more or less. If he wants to see me he can come to P.R. I'll never go back to Texas on my own free will. I've been stopped maybe 10 times in my life. Get one of the bad ones and you'll learn real fast how powerless you are. The other experience where I thought I was dead was on my motorcycle when I was 16. I was followed for 2 miles at 2:00 AM at 5 feet off my rear wheel by a car. I was completely blinded and frantically debating running for my life. I pulled over instead and the car put on it's strobe lights. Thank god, a cop! I got a ticket for having a burned out tail light. Freak about 5' tall with a John Wayne complex. Be careful, most are doing a job but every now and then you get a adrenaline junkie.
Les