Listen, I understand there is a general disdain for Law Enforcement these days and it saddens me! The majority of us are out here doing good work doing their best go help people. Frankly it is my favorite part of the job, going out and helping people.
I DO NOT care if you smoke weed, it literally means nothing to me until you bring it out in to my playground! If you don't want me to write you a civil ticket for possession then DON'T run that stop sign, DO use your turn signals, and for the love of whatever you hold in high esteem, DON'T get mad at me when I catch you.
I did not blow that stop sign, I did not put the weed in your car making it smell like a dispensary, I am only upholding the laws I swore to enforce.
And do you want to know the dirty truth? If you are honest with me, admit you have it, and give it to me willingly I WILL CUT YOU A BREAK, most cops will! Honesty and a good attitude go a LONG way in any profession, but if you want to get out of that ticket, just be nice and honest. Will it work 100% of the time? No! But for me, and cops like me, it will!
Example: pulled over 2 18 year old girls for running a stop sign at a busy intersection. Initially they seemed honest and provided me with a little bit of the weed they had, HOWEVER they forgot to mention the other small amount of weed and the bunch of paraphernalia they had stuffed around the vehicle. Some of which was right next to where they had the original weed.
Now both of them walked away with a Civil citation for possession, however because they were kond of honest I issued them a warning for the stop sign. This helped the driver as she was already on court supervision for traffic and could have lost her license.
Moral of the story, be cordial and honest with Law Enforcement. If you disagree don't be angry and aggressive, you will have your date in court to fight it. But most of us are good people and will be willing to cut you a break!
