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smyrna wrote:

chabouk wrote:I don't think I've ever seen a deputy make a traffic stop. They usually leave that for DPS and the PDs, while they're busy driving to West Bugtussle to investigate stolen farm equipment.

For those who don't know where Bug Tussle is...
http://www.texastrifles.blogspot.com/20 ... duled.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hmmm. I always thought it was here: http://thelawdogfiles.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Edited to add: Oh, I just realized Lawdog lives in Bugscuffle, not Bug Tussle...

Small bunny trail (thread hijack alert) - when I was stationed in Germany, highways that had traffic lights on them often had another light located several hundred meters in front of the traffic signal that gave you an indication of whether you would "make the light" or not. It looked like a single traffic light/lens that displayed a speed (usually 70 kph, at least in my area) -- if it was green, it meant that as long as you were going 70 kph or faster, you would make the light. If red -- better start braking now. It was pretty handy.

Ok, now veering back to the thread a little bit:

Then he asked my to take it out and lay it on the seat "..for both our protection", which I did.

This is completely nuts on his part. He just gave you permission to draw your gun, giving him no reaction time if you turned out to actually want to harm him. If he didn't really think you were a threat, he should have just let you keep in in place, and if he did think you were a threat, he should have secured the gun himself (or more smarter, hold you in place until his back up arrived). I am glad he was nice to you, but he really needs to rethink his procedures.

Anyway, I am glad you got to go on your merry way without further incident.