Always Be Polite to Cops
I was driving my brother to his first ever Packer game in a rental car. I was going about 80 and got pegged by an Oshkosh trooper about 40 miles from Green Bay.
I was very polite and apologetic, explaining that we were very excited because it was my brothers first ever Packer game and it was his 15th birthday. He took my license and ran it.
Turns out my license was suspended due to a ticket from 4 years earlier (paid the ticket but not the IL reinstatement fee) and I had no idea.
The cop said to me outside the car “I don’t want to ruin your brother’s birthday so I’m gonna go back to my car and if you drive off, well, there’s nothing I can do I guess.” I still got $400 in tickets, but did not end up with a messy towing situation. I shook his hand and thanked him.
We made it to the game in plenty of time and I drove the speed limit the entire rest of the trip. The Packers beat the Titans 55-7 that day and it was something my brother will never forget. Story credit: Reddit / 4ourfeathers