Originally posted here by ZomBieMann77
ive talked my way out of probably over $1000 USD worth of tickets by having the right attitude. I am a truck driver and unfortunatley haul hazardous material from time to time. Cops are just like anyother profesion youve got alot of good ones but it only takes a few bad ones to spoil the group. i dont kiss ANYBODYS ass. Im just respectfull.
Now how is this for busting profiling. I am also a truck driver. 48 state, random route, pulling a reefer, in other words.....over weight (truck and trailer), out of hours, and speeding...by Dept. of Transporation (DOT) profiling. Fat, dumb, dirty, dope using, mass murder to the average John Q. Puplic.
While in reality, I haven't used any dope for close to 20-25 years. I shower at least once a day, and I have never had a preventable accident. I have several degrees. Two of which are M.A.'s and one a B.S. in Electrical Engineering (way out of date now...lol). Although I am slightly over weight by about 25 lbs, and I do have a tendancy to speed.
Although I do get my fair share of tickets, I have also talked my way out of many more than I get. How, by being respectful, and treating the cop as a professional. Even occasionally when the cop is very far out of line, I treat him as a professional, but insist on a supervisor and then take issue with him, again in a very professional manner. I usually get my way, and the one time I was jailed, made me alot of money and cost two officers of the law their jobs. (I record all important conversations--their recording were accidently erased [right]).
Profiling by anyone, is not right. To treat anyone, as you have them profiled is criminal. It would be the same thing as treating every newbie here in AO as a lamer scriptkiddie untill after their 75th post.
To treat some one with respect instinctively predisposes them to treat you in return with respect. It follows the old adage,"you must show respect to be respected".