Tuesday

good cop

Yesterday I was pulled over and the cop told me I was:

A.) Speeding

B.) Following the SUV in front of me too closely

C.) Did not have current tags on car (still driving w/temporary tag I got when I bought the car in July)

D.) Have one brake light out

I explained very, very politely that I usually go too slow and that I didn't realize that I was too close to that other car. I told him that I would have put my new tags on but don't know how to affix them to my car and that I had no idea about the brake light. I asked him if he could recommend a good mechanic to fix it.

He was SO NICE. He did not give me a ticket and took time to show me how to put the tags on, explaining I could even use a butter knife if I don't own a screwdriver. And he wrote down the name of a friend of his who does repairs.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can you say, "cute girl gets let off by male cop"?

There's no way I wouldn't have gotten more than one ticket. I might have ended up going to jail.

Anonymous said...

I am a "not cute" woman. I'm overweight and even though I am female, I would never get the same treatment by an officer because I am discriminated against every single day. This is not about being female.

Anonymous said...

Yep Kate. This is not because the cop was nice. It's because you are female and do not wear a wedding ring.

JB

Anonymous said...

I agree that better looking women get better treatment by police.

Lisa said...

Nursing scrubs also work wonders on getting out of tickets. A cop once even admitted to me "I'm not going to write you a ticket because maybe one day you'll find me injured and I'll need your help" I have a terrible lead foot. Whatever works ;)

Anonymous said...

what the hell is cute about a woman who can't use a screwdriver? that's just pathetic and irritating.

Anonymous said...

Yeah but she will beat your ass with a lacross stick!

There are a lot of things Kate can't do, but many things she's better at than you probably are. It all balances out.

Anonymous said...

people! its a SCREWDRIVER. Chimps can use screwdrivers!!!!!!

Julie said...

Can chimps REALLY use screwdrivers? Is that true?

I never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer. I do like to DRINK screwdrivers, though...

-katie

Anonymous said...

you realize that you can go to ANY auto zone, o'reilly's auto parts store, etc and they'll put a new bulb in your tail light for you? its as easy as well, changing a LIGHT BULB.

Anonymous said...

Alrighty. I agree that the cop's response was more about Katie's being a pretty lady than his niceness. I teach a first year English class at a public univerisity. The subject of women and their respective treatment based on whether or not their physical appearance met conventional norms of attractivness made for an interesting (and heated) class discussion. I hesitate to bring my voice into the fray lest I sound like the young sorority woman who remarked, "Those Dove ads just make fun of skinny women!" To use an abbreviation of which the kids are fond, WTF?! I will say that while there is no argument that it is easier to be considered "cute" than not, many female instructors who are deemed "hot" by college dudes (especially if they are young) must work that much harder to earn respect of the male student and teacher contingency. Some of my students feel that they have to choose between the seemingly mutually exclusive options of respect and sexual identity. But I am glad that Katie got out of the speeding ticket. As for me personally, I have used blantant flirtation to avoid tickets.
becky napier