The cop said that I "ran a red light" which I think is a bunch of bull unless he means that in attempting to catch the tail-end of a yellow light I didn't quite make it - to which I would say "WHO CARES?!?!" when it's 1:15am and there's barely two cars on the road [mine and his]. If it was a full-blown red light then yeah that's bad, and of course a ticket is better than a car crash and a warning is even better, but think about it: People who purposefully run red lights don't just plow through them at 50mph! They sneak up and when they are sure there will be no crash or chance for ticket they get through quickly. I certainly don't deserve to get off scott free, but there is a difference between making a mistake and defiance.
The trouble is that he was very nice about the whole ordeal which only made me want to put my car in reverse and smash as hard as I could into his cruiser so that he'd have an actual reason to give me a citation. I swear its just like going to the doctor and have him/her sweet talk you before sticking a 3 inch needle into your arm. "Yeah thanks for being nice, but you should know I hate you."
Anyway, I'm thoroughly annoyed and can't possibly sleep now after seeing tax dollars hard at work keeping the streets clear of hardened criminals.
