cop stories (David Kavanagh)

[TWFAUST at aol.com]

Never respond positively to "I suppose you know why I am stopping you". This 
is just fishing to see if you will admit to some other violation. Always be 
mystified.

I learned this the hard way. I was driving a '78 Z, that I had bought from 
someone's garage. Being in a rush, I hadn't gotten a new inspection sticker. I 
was pulled over and the understanding cop just gave me a warning. 4 Miles later 
I was stopped again. I responded to the "question" by saying I had just 
gotten a warning and was taking it to an inspection station. His response "Second 
offense, you're sending me fishing. (I understand that town kicks back to the 
cops) That's a $1,000.00 ticket". Then he had the car towed.

Tom Faust