You would think that being polite to a policeman was a basic survival instinct.
Regardless of the fact that in the normal progression of a person’s development, no actual programme has ever been put in place to explain this in any great detail. However, you would think it was painfully obvious. To understand that when driving a motor vehicle, you suddenly hear a siren blaring behind you, accompanied by blue flashing lights and a headlight coming on, indicating a request for you to pull over, it is best to do precisely that. Further, that this should be done in a manner that is both careful and safe, showing a conscious level of respect for other road users. It has to be said that the guy with the red sports car from number ten seemed completely oblivious to all this.
To see the benefit of being polite to an officer when he approaches your vehicle should be apparent. To produce any papers that are requested in a courteous and timely manner would have to be the best way to respond. Being aware that answering any questions put by the officer in a polite and civil manner, along with respectfully following any instructions given by the officer, should come naturally. However, none of these self-evident pointers to a peaceful and happy life came in the slightest bit naturally to the guy with the red sports car.
The rudeness exhibited from the young man, along with the filthy language and repeated references to the officer’s parentage was bad enough, but the fact that almost every member of the local constabulary had suffered in the same way indicated that the matter would most likely move to a whole new level. The officer from the patrol car felt it appropriate to mention that there had been yet another incident to one of the detectives. Think about it… if anyone knows how to make a body disappear a detective does. The arm of the law is long.
When the morning came, they found the shiny, red car abandoned on the side of the road.
