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Old 02-14-2008, 12:26 PM   #41
Sharp11
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Originally Posted by bren View Post
Being pushed to the ground while resisting an officer is hardly "beating the shit out of you."
Ok, let's change it up a little:

Suppose you're driving through the south and you see the posted limit is 55 mph.

The road is a beautiful B road, twisty turns banked just right, some nice elevation changes - you get on it a bit and find you're exceeding the speed limit.

You get pulled over by a cop - you're clearly in the wrong, you decide to play it cool by being ultra-respectful.

However, you're in your BMW M3, the value of which probably exceeds this guy's yearly income - to make matters worse, you've got northern plates.

Let's load the dice even more - he's been served divorce papers the day before as his wife's leaving him for a guy who earns good coin.

He's teething with animosity.

How would you like and expect this cop to treat you?

Ed
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