[david in germany]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

I had a similar one as well.

I was driving to work at about 7am and I habitually bite my nails when I drive. Nobody else on the road and I drive by a cop who pulls right out. I was shocked.

Cop: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: No, sir.
Cop: You were talking on your cell phone.
Me: No, I was not.
Cop: Yes, you were. Give me your phone.
Me: (digs phone out of pocket)
Cop: (pretends like he know how to look up my last call)
Me: I can assure you I was not on my cellphone, officer.
Cop: Were you talking on that blackberry? (points to my old school iPod classic)
Me: That's an iPod...
Cop: Well you were speeding too so do you want a ticket for the cellphone or the speeding?
Me: What? I wasn't speeding, sir.
Cop (now visibly agitated): WELL YOU'RE GETTING A TICKET FOR ONE OR THE OTHER SO YOU PICK!!
Me: I don't think I should get a ticket at all because I wasn't doing either one of those things.
Cop: I'll be right back.
Me (sticking my head out the window as he's walking to his cruiser): How fast was I going, exactly?
Cop: EXCESSIVE SPEED!
Me: ????????
The cop then turns around, walks back to my window and throws my stuff back in my car and says "SLOW DOWN!" and walks away.

It was so fucking awkward. It's ok dude, you made a mistake... just admit it and let us go on with our day. Thinking back, I can see how it probably looked like I was on my phone but I wasn't. No ticket, just this mediocre cop story.

Cop ever tells you to give him your phone, tell him to get a warrant.