They're a bit more... spirited... on that forum. LOL but it does make for an interesting read
I've learned that the cops don't wanna talk to you more than they have to, so if you act nicely, you can talk your way out of pretty much anything (once got a 105 in a 70 reduced to 80 in a 70... only about a $300 savings)
To quote Bob Dylan "They don't need you and they expect the same".
That being said, so far, every time I've been pulled over for speeding on a bike the cop has been a good, friendly guy. Also, it's always been a cop who rides, guess I’ve been lucky there. After a little friendly talking as bikers do it's always been a warning and "have a good ride, I'll be doing the same when I get off duty" or something similar.
But if I had started off being an "A hole" or made them nervous by not keeping my hands in sight it would no doubt, have been different. I frequently shoot with cops at the ranges I go to and with one exception they’ve all seemed to be good, stand up guys with tough jobs.
The one exception was a local small town cop who impounded my car when I was 21 for having a brake light out. He was thrown off the force for poking his gun through the window of a speeder while the speeders wife was beside him and his kids were in the back seat. Then a few weeks later he pulled his gun in our local pizza hut and was fired that time. I know for a fact that he was rightfully denied a gun permit after that.
