I'm not shitting you. 100% truth here. I'm floored at the moment.
I was at the 4 way stop in Beddington up by Safeway and what not, coming to a stop heading westbound.
I have (more like had because I shaved due to my beard being unlucky now) a beard, and I was scratching my face as it was pretty itchy from after the pool at cardel.
I look both ways, and low and behold there is a cop to the left of me stopped too. He was just glaring at me. Instantly it popped into my head, "Oh god, he thinks I'm on the phone right now."
I shot my hand down (I shouldn't have done that, I know, I should have just acted normal) and sure enough, he throws his lights on and pulls me over. British cop with a heavy accent... Great (in my opinion, most these guys are assholes. I haven't met one nice one yet).
He asks me if I know why he pulled me over. I said, "I believe you pulled me over because you think I was talking on the phone, but I can assure you sir, I was scratching my ear." He scoffed at me with a bullshit, said he blatantly saw me (he was across the intersection, even if I was on the phone, I doubt he could clearly see that I was on the phone, not to mention the side that I was scratching was opposite, so my head would have blocked anything.
He goes on, "Well innocent people don't shoot down there hand when they see me." I agree'd with him, but I explained that I was freaked out because it was clear what you were thinking.
Kicker is... My phone was at home. Not even on me at the time. I tried to tell him, "Call my phone, you'll find it is not on me. Search me, do whatever. I have nothing to hide."
Anyway he goes on to enquire why I think he's dumb as shit/stupid, why I'd lie to him, and that I can bring it up at court. Classic dick cop.
So, $172.00 fucking ticket for scratching my face. Not to mention there is scribbles all over the damn thing from other tickets on there.
Is this even worth fighting or will it just be denied? That is a lot of money to pay for being innocent.
Absolutely shocked....