BigRedBowtie
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well, thanks for all your input, everyone... Most of your advice/ chosen methods of dealing with this situation go right down the line of what I've heard before. I like the idea of handing an officer a card that says "I'm not nuts, or a felon, or a drunk, I'm over 21 and responsible, and I want you to know that I have no intentions of surprising you" On the other hand, I (and my wife) am legal, and there is merit to the idea that if I'm gonna stay in the car and if Of. Friendly won't see my weapon, well... then is nun'ya business. Third, I really like the hummer idea... but I think I'll take a new diesel excursion for the wife, too.
I have dark-tinted windows on all of my vehicles, so I have always put the windows down, turned the lights on and gotten my wallet out before I needed it, then keeping my hands on the wheel. Come to think of it, I usually turn the car off, too- to remove the threat of me fleeing. So, this is the advice I gave my wife, she followed it, and all it got her was a whole pile of attitude from the cop.
At any rate, we (small suburb, here) have a new police chief taking over monday, and he's a good customer of ours, so I may go chat with him sometime- just to get his opinion.
BigRedcan'twaitforthecourtdateBowtie
I have dark-tinted windows on all of my vehicles, so I have always put the windows down, turned the lights on and gotten my wallet out before I needed it, then keeping my hands on the wheel. Come to think of it, I usually turn the car off, too- to remove the threat of me fleeing. So, this is the advice I gave my wife, she followed it, and all it got her was a whole pile of attitude from the cop.
At any rate, we (small suburb, here) have a new police chief taking over monday, and he's a good customer of ours, so I may go chat with him sometime- just to get his opinion.
BigRedcan'twaitforthecourtdateBowtie