[Joe Wicked]

I have gotten out of more than I got, but the one that really got me hot was when I had just bought my 03 Mustang GT. I was going 45-50 in a 40 and saw the cop come sliding out of a parking lot smoking the tires with the lights on. This is on a freeway access road and the cars behind me end up wrecking trying not to hit him. I pull over and come up yelling at me and screaming that I made him cause that wreck. I just looked at him. The then spit out do you know why I stopped you, I figured it was for the speed, but said No. He then said he has reason to believe my inspection sticker is not valid. He runs the serial number on it, comes back good, matches the car, etc. Then proceeds to get a tape measure and measure my bumper height (car is bone stock, less than a month old), check blinkers, hazards, continue this on until we do a full safety inspection right there in the parking lot. He has me rev it up, stock mufflers, so it isn't loud, but he writes a ticket for excessive noise and license plate light is too dim. I take it to court and show the judge that I just bought the car and it is stock from the factory. He makes me wait until the end of the day so he can hear it, and agrees, it is not loud. The ticket was right at 12:00 noon on a sunny day, so the judge even said that is ridiculous. You can't tell how bright the light is.