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One man crime spree? Nobody likes the "I can do better than that" game, but I can't pass up the opportunity to mention that I was once pulled over FOUR times in one hour.
Out of all, I only ended up with one citation for an equipment violation. Had been a moving violation that got me red- lighted to start with, but even the cop who got me there was pretty cool... no moving cite, no cite for minor in possession (I think he knew how much it hurt to pour 24 cans of rare and precious beer out onto the ground!).
Subsequent stops were for equipment, but the final time I got the red light, I stopped, got out of the car (not protocol these days, BTW), walked back to the cruiser, and in my most irritated voice quickly mentioned how this was the FOURTH freakin' time in an hour... and asked him "Why?" The cops put his hands up (not too often the roles are reversed like that!) and said, "Hey, whoa, sorry... you just looked suspicious is all... sorry to bother you, go on home!"
Since then... my driving habits and equipment issues have been significantly different... haven't had a citation in ten years now... knock on wood!
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