I don't post here often, and I have several stories about LEO's pulling me over, but none of them have gone sour at all.
I drive a delivery truck (24 foot straight truck) that is quite obviously a comercial vehicle.
I can't count the number of times that I have been pulled over for moving violations.... lights burned out, not having the DOT number stickers applied, a general safety inspection, etc.etc.etc.
The last time I was pulled over though, I was doing absolutely nothing wrong.
I am not bashing any LEO's by any means, as every one I have been pulled over by have been courteous, and professional, but this last one still makes me shake my head.
I was heading along a 55mph zone on the way to my next stop, and was following a landscaping pickup for a few miles, I was driving approximately 52-53mph, as my spedometer is a little off, and along came a state trooper in the left hand lane. I had to slow down for the landscaper as he turned off the road, and the LEO slowed down a hair as well...he then pulled behind me and proceeded to pull me over, his reason? "Was there a reason you were going so slow?, it seemed like you didn't want to pull past me there.."
Bear in mind that it was overcast, and there had been intermittent rain for a few miles, and the road was wet, so in Wisconsin you aren't allowed to drive the full speed limit, except in ideal conditions. I don't speed anyways....ever, it's just not worth it, and I get paid by the hour.
So I was doing everything RIGHT, and was pulled over for no apparent reason.
He did an informal safety check...lights, brakes, turn signals...etc, and then proceeded to give me a 30minute writeup showing that "No violations found".
Now Wisconsin is a no-carry state...meaning we cannot carry concealed...or for that matter openly (not without possible disturbing the peace, or disorderly conduct charges), so I was not carrying anything illegal, but had I been, I don't know if this kid would have responded politely to me had I been carrying.
Just goes to show the level of a few bad apples in the crate, and that you can apparently be pulled over even when you aren't doing anything wrong at all.