Just got pulled over for a night time seat belt enforcement, or what ever excuse the idiot popo are using this week to fish. Here is the conversation.
I pull over, turn on interior lights, put truck on park, roll window down
Officer: How are you tonight? Were you wearing your seat belt when you pulled out of XYZ street?
Me: Yes
Officer: Well we are doing "night time seat belt enforcement (BS excuse for fishing). But the reason I pulled you over is that your license plate light is out. Were you aware of that?
Me: It is. I dont think so, can we look?
Officer walks to the back of my truck, has a look on his face like a monkey doing a math problem. License plate light is on, burning nice and bright.
Officer: Hmm, turn your dome light out, might be a short.
I comply. License plate light is still on. I suggest, following the "it might be a short" theory, maybe my foot on the brake at the stop light, then taking off to turn might have pulled juice. Officer tells me to put it in drive and hold break down, I comply. License plate light is still on.
Officer: When I was behind you at the light, your license plate light was not on (BS). <mind you that my truck sets up high enough that you can see the license plate even if you are riding my ass>
Officer: Well, were doing "night time seat belt enforcement", so I not going to write you a ticket. (although he takes my license, CCW and ins to the cruiser and makes some notes)
Officer: Have a nice night.
Me: Stay safe.
WTF? Why does this *expletive deleted*it continue? This cop had NO reason to take 15 minutes out of my life to pull his little fishing/revenue generating stop. Folks, this is yet another reason for a rift between citizens and badge wearing citizens.
End of rant