I certainly do it, generally not excessively though.
The only ticket of any kind I have ever received in my 30 years or so of driving was for an illegal left-hand turn. I slowed down in an unfamiliar neighborhood because I saw a few young teen boys gathered by the crosswalk and I wondered if they were going to dart out at some point. Consequently missed the "no left-hand turn" sign. There was a cop right there to nail me. I tried explaining to him. Even though I was courteous, he issued me a ticket.
I had to return to the same place the next day because it was a two-day first aid course. I took a different route. As I was coming down the street, I spotted that same cop sitting in the same place. His lights came on. I recognized the woman that he pulled over, who had made the illegal left-hand turn, as a fellow first aid course member.
When she made her way into the building, I approached her and said, "Too bad that police officer is such a jerk, huh?" She replied, "Oh no, he couldn't have been nicer. He let me off with a warning."
A cop treating a woman differently than a young male? Ya don't say. Still burns me, obviously. I'm telling the story 25 years later.
How many times have you watched Shawshank Redemption?
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