[ericbarrett]

I can't imagine a cop anywhere in the world responding well to the phrase "unsurprising because you were following me too closely," especially if s/he already thinks you were brake checking them!

[throwaway894345]

By the time you're fighting the ticket, it doesn't much matter how the cop reacts.

[ericbarrett]

> By the time you're fighting the ticket, it doesn't much matter how the cop reacts.

Now you get to add a defense lawyer's trial rate...