Call me a fanboy if you want. To live in a law abiding society you have to take the favorable laws with the distastefull.

It's your responsibility to know the laws in your area and abide by them. We're all familiar with the expression," ignorance of the law is not an excuse".

Do your research, check your local statutes and if in doubt don't do it. Hell, you can call the police and ask them in advance if what you're trying is illegal.

Or,

You Pay your money and take your chances.

The judge will interpret the law for you, if need be.

The police only enforce the laws that their governments pass. The governments pass the laws that the PEOPLE (ideally) want. If you don't like the laws that your representatives pass, and you can garner enough support, the laws can be changed or repealed. The representatives can be voted out of or into office.

As has been mentioned before, there can always be a few bad apples in positions of power, and that goes for the pols as well, but when was the last time you were stopped for an infraction that you were really, TOTALLY innocent (NOT ignorant) of?

Regarding the dodging the badguys thing.....officers are killed, shot, stabbed or assaulted during traffic stops that are for routine minor infractions. Badguys come in all shapes and forms and often have no respect for traffic laws or any other laws. How many times do you hear of someone stopped for a minor violation, only to find out they have a warrant, or no license or insurance, or a gun or contraband, etc.?

Next time you get pulled over, don't be confrontational. Take the punishment that you likely brought on yourself. And remember, the last person the officer stopped may have been a real jerk or even a criminal.

Would you walk a mile in a cops shoes for the kind of wages they get, not knowing when you're gonna run into some fruitloop with a deathwish?

Or, knowing that 99% of the people you stop are not going to be happy to see you?

Give 'em a break.

Thank them, even.