you are correct, I have not and I don't ever plan on visiting the fine city of Los Angeles

at NO point in ANY post in this conversation have I identified anyone by race save for myself and the judge I appeared before. So thank you for pointing out that slang is only used by persons that aren't white.

No it's not a crime, but its certainly not going to help your situation out. The infraction, however minor, has been committed iregardless of your actions after the fact. Rude and sarcastic is not a crime, but you're drawing attention and giving them reason to find more. Think of it as a bartender. It's their job to…

Yes, I assume all people I interact with are decent human beings until words or actions prove me otherwise. After providing evidence that they're not, a whole different set of actions and reactions come into play.

Of course I can imagine that. If the conditions had been different and I had been charged with DUI and the judge said "you look like you don't care about appearing presentable, you smell like you've been binge drinking, and you act like like an unrepentant child" then proceeded to sentence me to the maximum penalty…

My perspective is from a stop sign in the road (we didn't have a traffic light, and the stop sign wasn't facing traffic on the way through) way out in the mountains of Virginia. From there, to Roanoke, to Charlotte (briefly) to Atlanta (briefly) back to Charlotte (for several years) and recently back near Roanoke. …

I am saying neither one is illegal. I'm saying that depending on which one you choose will effect the manner in which you are responded to. I'm saying that neither one give the officer the right to be aggressive. I'm saying that "Excuse me, Sir" is much less likely to evoke an aggressive and confrontational response…

Then please, tell me what point I missed. In this incident I was written a speeding ticket for 9 over. On the day of the court there were approximately 150 other people there divided into 2 groups by last names A-L and M-Z. I was the last person in the first group. Of the roughly 75 people in attendance I was THE…

I'm failing to see a unanimous opinion that would correctly justify the use of "we're ALL" I believe what you mean to say is "most of us". There's a fairly substantial difference between the quantities of "most" "some" and "all". I have to ask, have you ever tried? Have you ever tried responding to a situation…

and this is exactly the attitude that will have it reciprocated back to you. There are plenty of nice officers, pleasant and agreeable officers, hard working and industrious officers, and well meaning and morally outstanding officers. Im not saying "there are no bad members of law enforcement" because there…

Question a police officer. As in "excuse me sir, I'm unsure if its legal to park my car here can you tell me " or as in "yo, pig, you gonna have my shit towed if I leave my ride here foh ah minute" ? I am unsure about what sort of scenario you are establishing here.

yes I am white, and no, at the moment I'm not poor. I have been though. While not to extremes of others, I have lived for 5 months in the back of a Ford Explorer in a year round camp ground and parked behind the building I was working at part time.

Its not about dressing up in a tuxedo to go to court, its about taking a little pride in your appearance. Going to court in your pajamas, wearing your pants below your ball sack, wearing clothing with inflammatory statements or slogans, or your gym shorts are a voluntary choices. And its a huge factor in a favorable…

To all those who claim "all cops and douche bags" and "fuck the police": Act like an asshat and you will be treated as one.In all my numerous encounters with law enforcement (and they are many and varied) never once have I experienced this. Be polite, be calm, be respectful and in turn you will be treated the same.…

fascinating! A bunch of new stuff to Google when I cant sleep.

awesome as always. I hadnt heard about any of these intercepts till now. Are they widely publicized or not? Or is more a case of I live in rural mountainous VA and news takes forever to reach us?

maybe we could get over this turn key ignition switch thing? When 20k Hyundai can be had push button start is there really any reason a moderately expensive sports car doesn't? I had a 2013 fusion as a rental for a week while my RS was in the shop and by the end of the first day I HATED the giant key fob

Right now I need a leather strap to hold my pants shut.

I hate to say it but I think Tesla could make the convertible desirable again. A Model S coupe developed along side a Model S cabriolet. Its already heavy, a hundred lbs more wouldn't be a huge difference. Right now Tesla is trendy, and has a fairly high appeal, and where tesla leads others might follow. Where…

THIS! —————-^