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Cops look at me funny when I'm going within 10 mph of the sped limit, like I'm trying to hide something. I once panicked when I realized that the guy I was about to flip off for tailgating me goin 85 was acutally a State Trooper (since when do they have SUV's?)
The only time I've been pulled over was when a guy going 50 in a 25 had to swerve to avoid hitting me as I pulled out of a parking lot. He called the cops, and told them that I nearly ran him off the road. Two oficers pulled me over 10 minutes later, and after I explained what really happened, the one who was talking (he looked to be about 5 years older than me) told me that my registration was expired and that I should get it renewed to avoid getting a ticket if I were to be in an accident. No warning, no ticket, just reasonable, level headed cops who remember what it was like to be in college three years ago.
My town has a good police force, a few old guys who don't like kids (every town has them,) and a bunch who have gotten out of college or post-hghschool military service within the past few years.
What really scared me was seeing the unmarked black car behind me at a traffic light light up with blue and red ligths to reveal a guy in an FBI jacket at the wheel. I didn't do anything wrong, so I just floored it through a gap in traffic and go the hell out of his way.
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