My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of:FL
.....display your middle finger to another driver whilst driving down the road? (No...the other driver ISN'T a LEO)
Well I did recently, would I do it again? nope, it was an ignorant thing to do... what it was, was a quick reaction to the civilian driver that VERY NEARLY HIT ME when he over-shot his lane....I can count on one hand the number of times I've done it, and I've been driving a long time.... immediately afterwards wouldn't you know it, in my rear view mirror? no less than a state police barking his siren, he then pulled along side of me, he was EXTREMELY ANGRY, his face was very red, and everything happened so fast I can't remember all that was said but in the conversation (While we were side by side going down the road) one of the first things he screamed, and I mean this guy was screaming, he was really really angry, was "put on your seat belt"..it stunned me at first, because I HAD my seatbelt on, I just looked at him because for a split second I didn't know what he was talking about, so I pulled the shoulder strap up and said "I have my seatbelt on", he then proceded to tell me in a belittling fashion that he "better never see my finger come out of that window again" of course what do you say to someone WITH a gun, and who is Clearly agitated and who can conjure up almost anything and arrest you or at least rain on your day....I told him I wouldn't...I did mention I did that because the guy ALMOST ran into me, his reply? "I Don't care, you don't do that".....mind you now, this ENTIRE conversation is taking place on a busy 3 lane hwy going about 35-40 mph, I wanted to ask him WHY didn't he go after the guy that nearly hit me, common sense told me though in his current state of mind, it was obvious to me that he wasn't thinking rationally, so I didn't persue it, I just let him finish, he did, then he pulled in behind me, probably ran my tag and got my info, then followed me for a coupe miles then turned off....
Afterwards I got to thinking, I guess thats why he never stopped me, he had no legal reason too; I hadn't broken ANY traffic laws at all, of course that doesn't mean anything.....but he never stopped me....maybe he was having a bad day, maybe not, but I want to tell you this guy was REALLY ANGRY....it's disturbing to me that there seem to be so many out there like that.....and THAT'S the reason I'm polite and non-challenging and I tell my loved-ones to do the same when engaged with the police, because you could very very easily loose your life, very quickly

