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A long time ago I drove from Montreal to Florida. While on I95 in South Carolina, I was pulled over by a copy who could best be described as Sheriff Beuferd T Justice kinda cop.
He was really friendly at first until saw my Canadian Drivers license. He made me get out of my car and stand between my car and his. He told me that I had to pay a $250 fine right then and there, in cash, because he couldn't hope to collect on a ticket given to a foreigner. This was probably a correct assumption, but despite my promise to pay, he demanded cash.
I had cash on me but was suddenly scared that he had a dash cam or something and that he was setting me up to bribe him. If the camera had no sound (this was 1995), wouldn't it look like I was handing cash to a cop as a bribe?).
I told him I could follow him to the cop station and pay by debit or credit card, but he refused. Eventually he dropped it from $250 to $100 to nothing, and just let me go.
NEVER speed through the southern US if you aren't from around them-thar parts.
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