Why people seem to fear being pulled over so much by the police. To me it just...doesn't make any sense. I got pulled over tonight coming home from work. I was speeding. Going about 62 in a 55, well past the normal 3 or 4 miles over they normally let people slide with. Now most people, when they get asked "Do you know why I pulled you over?" usually say no. Well, I'm not sure about you or how most people do it, but everyone I know always says they don't know why they were pulled over. But I don't do that. By the time the officer got to my window, I hand my license and registration ready to go for him. he asked me standard question and instead of saying "[I]no[I/]" I said "[I]Yes Sir. I was listening to the radio and not paying attention to how fast I was going.[I/]" all the while talking to him with a bit of a smile on my face and in a tone that let him know I knew I done goofed and was prepared to take my fine. But he gave me a warning. Out of all the times I've ever been pulled over (about 6 times in all) I have gotten a warning for all of them but two (and that's because they were violations the officer couldn't look past). Otherwise I treated them like normal people doing a job they were paid to do. I didn't get nervous. I did have that slight sinking feeling because I was being pulled over but otherwise that's it.

That's pretty much my experience with officers. It's just a normal interaction with another person just like you.

Oh, a side note, it's also very funny to me to see the passenger in a car getting freaked out about the driver being pulled over. Like he'll get a ticket too just for being in the car. or being the passenger and watching them make a fool out of themselves by either trying to (Male) haggle or tough guy their way into not getting a ticket or (female) Trying to use sex appeal to talk their way out of one. It makes me crack up every time and one time they asked me to step out of the car to ask me if I was on drugs or something. But they quickly stopped that line of questioning when I told them it was my friend the driver that I was laughing at.


Any-who...I think that's enough rambling on for tonight. Have a wonderful time!