[moon111]

My friend is an RCMP. He honestly does his job in the best intentions. He'll be harder on someone who he thinks needs lessons drilled into them, and think he's doing them some good. Drive a car that looks like it's owned by a punk, dress like a punk, talk to him like a punk... you'll get the max. He'd probably follow just to make a list of infractions in case the driver decides to insult his family, skin-colour, wife, etc. I was telling him about a co-worker who was going through some hard times. (cheating wife, losing all his assets in the divorce, not seeing his kids, finding a place to stay, etc.) He pulled him over and let him off, despite being insulted.

In the same way, many times an infraction will be reduced if it's felt the person receiving it has genuine remorse. Dress well and accept some responsibility. You're after a reduction, not a total dismissal which would show you're not accepting responsibility for your actions.