when i was young, cops were punks to me. Once i got threatened with a ticket for a seatbelt, when clearly wearing one. Once for running a non-functional red light... stuck on red in construction zone in middle of night.
Once the cop gave me a warning for doing 43 in a 35... but then took my gun, emptied all of the bullets from the magazine, and handed it back with these words "This way, it'll take you a few minutes to reload in case you start shooting at us".
That had to be the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. I'm a law abiding 22 year old with a concealed permit.
THESE DAYS, I get stopped from time to time (coming home quite sober late at night from working). They're usually very friendly once they realize it's a sober working man, their age or older, with the hairline running just like that. Most of the time, it's "cool, well you have these 3 lights out, just get them fixed, have a great night". Then they proceed to beat the shit out of a 19 year old sleeping in car somewhere.
They really mess with the young. When you're older (i'm 38)... if a cop pushes it, I want a supervisor, a camera, and a #@&**# LAWYER. I do not wish to answer any Qs. Charge me or release me, turn on cell camera, get a nice audience going, etc. In this global digital age, a cop can be filmed right to Dropbox and abuses will be on CNN in a day - It seems like they're getting wiser most of the time.