re: #240 thedopefishlives

Rule #1 of talking to a police officer: Always explain clearly what you are going to do, and do it slowly. If he asks you for your driver’s license, tell him that it’s in your wallet and you’re going to have to get it out of your pocket, then very slowly and obviously reach for it and take it out. Sudden actions, especially unexplained, make officers very nervous.

Not without reason. Many police officers over the years have lost their lives when some criminal decided to shoot them and they could not react fast enough. For that reason, cops are extremely swift to respond if they sense a threat.