Statie pulled you over at 5pm for dim plate bulb?
Wow, he must have been bored. Not worth the risk of screwing up traffic flow during rush hour and risking some idiot Ma**h*** slamming into him in the breakdown lane.
I would not volunteer I was carrying, if he asks answer Yes Sir.
You have to understand how the cop world works.
Cops don't get promoted for playing midnight basketball, rescuing Mrs. McGillicutty's cat from a tree, or doing safety inspections during elementary school bike rodeos.
Cops get praised, promoted, paid and rewarded for making arrests. The more arrests, for more offenses, and the more serious the offense, the better they look.
Cops hunt humans. Really. It's one of the benefits that the job offers to a certain kind of person. They want to hunt where they are going to find lots of good quality arrests. And that means finding knuckleheads.
If they pull over an 80 year old, white lady, odds are they aren't going to find anything. Maybe an expired registration? Maybe an open bottle of Chanel #5? Little old white ladies rarely commit crimes. And if they do, they're smart enough not to do them where they are going to get caught, or have evidence anywhere near them. Think white collar fraud and shit.
Further, white ladies tend to be able to afford lawyers. They know well placed politicians. They can fight tickets, and make trouble. That's why if you ask cops, they'll tell you that the rich, the middle class and anyone who looks to be those two things are not their customers.
They want to pull over people who when looked at, have no license. Expired registration. No inspection sticker. Drugs in the car. Warrants outstanding. Illegal guns. Stolen merchadise. The 80 year old white grandma is probably not going to produce that result. Busting some young idiot is like when you hit the trifeca on the pinball machine. The bells keep ringing, the lights keep flashing, and the score counter just keeps clicking up.
The way you play this game is first of all, don't do anything that gets you noticed. Don't drive red sports cars with loud exhausts. Don't drive beaters that look like they are falling apart. Don't drive like an idiot. Don't paste bumper stickers on your car, especially ones that suggest you know anything about guns. Don't hang around places that are known to precipitate trouble. Don't hang out with people who are known to the cops, or do stupid things. Don't be out past 10 PM at night (all cops will tell you that nothing good happens after 10 PM in public). Avoid young males who are likely under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Don't mess around with someone's woman. Don't have anything to do with drugs, and if you can't help it, never have any on your person or in your car. Smoke up at home, behind locked doors.
If you screw up, and attract the attention of the local cops, do everything in your power to end the interaction as quickly as possible. Do this by being polite, respectful and EXTREMELY BORING!
That means shut your trap, aside from politely responding to the officer. Don't tell them anything you don't absolutely have to.
If you think the cop is being racist, sexist, homophobic, or NES-phobic, do NOT take it up with the cop. The time to do that is after you are far away from the cop and the stop. You get a lawyer, a community organizer or other leader, and take it up with the department. NEVER get into anything with a cop. You will lose if you try.
I'd suggest that EVERYONE read this book. If everyone did, especially dump black young men, we'd have far fewer problems with the police.
Arrest Proof Yourself
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