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So, I had a run-in with a cop tonight. I was driving around with my girlfriend tonight, she was in town, so we hung out for a while. If you know marshall, I took a right off of Quality Lime Road onto Sycamore St. There's a spot on Sycamore St where the speed limit drops from 55 to 35. I got pulled over about 30 seconds after entering the 35 mph zone. I thought nothing of it, sure it may look a little suspicious, two young people riding around country roads together, but I figured everything would be ok. The cop came up to my window, asked for my license, my girlfriend's license, and my proof of insurance. A typical stop so far. My girlfriend didn't have her state ID with her, so she had to give her name and birthdate, and apparently I have 2 insurance cards in my car, and one of them is expired. I went into my glove compartment for my other insurance card, praying that I actually had it, and I found it. At this point, the cop  had not yet told me why I had been pulled over. I politely asked him why I had been pulled over, he informed me that I was speeding in the 35 mph zone. I still say the sign was not there. The cop looked at it and asked me to step out of the car around to his passenger side, I found this kind of strange. As I was walking back to his car, he asked me if I had anything illegal on me, such as a pocket knife or a lighter. This is the first time, that I knew of that a lighter was illegal to carry. I told him that I had a pocket knife that I always have with me, and he asked me to put it in the car. What am I going to do with a 3 1/2" pocket knife? Whip it out, cut seven major blood vessels, and steal his gun? I sat in the passenger side of his car as he ran our stuff, that was awkward. Apparently police use Panasonic Toughbooks with the IP address labeled on the laptop, go figure. After the cop ran all of our information, he gave me my warning. He then said that he saw some little cigars in my glove compartment, they were old, and probably really dry. I used to smoke them on occasion. He asked me if I had any rolling paper or canabis in there. I told him no. He was more inquisitive after that, and he asked me if a drug dog would have any problem with walking around my car. I told him no, because he wouldn't. And then he asked me a third time if I had anything illegal in my car. I told him no at that point, starting to get kind of irritated. I think that part of it was that my girlfriend was black and I have a hemp bracelet on.

I learned a few very important lessons tonight, one, don't have cigarillos in your car, lest you get accused of carrying canabis. Two, don't drive around Marshall with a black girl in your car. Three, don't wear hemp bracelets. Fourth and final, don't speed in front of cops.

For those of you that care, it was a state cop that pulled me over, and his name was J Robinson, ID # 5752