This blog is the
second of three parts, because, as I mentioned in Part 1, it is a story about
three different strategies for dealing with being pulled over by the police,
and a story about three brothers and the differences in their attitudes. Part 1 described the approach of the first
brother, whom we will call The Rebel. We
saw how his approach was a formula for receiving the maximum penalty from the
police when stopped, and perhaps even some punishment beyond the maximum. It is the best approach for eliciting the
least amount of sympathy, understanding or forgiveness from the
authorities. This Part describes an approach
that is entirely different.
The second brother, whom we will call The Comic, from very
young, would approach authority figures as if they were his audience. In high school, we were not permitted to call
our teachers by their first names, and there was one teacher named Tom who was
particularly sensitive about this. So,
this brother would have someone named Tom, namely me, go down the hallway and
stand behind Tom the teacher. Once
everyone was in position, he would yell “Hey, Tom,” as loudly as he could in
the direction of the teacher. When the
teacher would react, readying to send him to the office, The Comic would say,
“What’s the problem, I was calling my brother; I need to tell him something.” Of course, there was little the teacher could
do, and in fact the teacher would crack a small, reluctant smile.
Later, The Comic was stopped by a police officer because his
inspection sticker
was expired. In fact, it expired more
than a year before he was stopped. When
the police officer explained why he was pulled over, The Comic said, with
tremendous aplomb, “I know, officer, I have been very busy lately.” When the officer responded, “It is a whole
year your inspection is overdue,” The Comic said, “Oh my goodness, you see how
quickly time flies when you are busy!”
He still received a ticket, but maybe, just maybe, for an
instant, the officer considered letting him go, and perhaps with another
officer it might have even worked.
Original Post: http://callagylaw.com/callagy-law-get-pulled-police-part-2/
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