A New York lawyer runs a stop sign in Houston Texas . He is pulled over by a young sheriff's deputy. The lawyer, knowing he is smarter than any Texas deputy decides he will talk his way out of this ticket using he higher education. Therefore, when asked by the deputy for " License and registration, please." The lawyer immediately replied "What for, I did nothing wrong?".
The patient, young deputy explains, "Sir, you didn't come to a complete stop at that stop sign." To which the lawyer replied, "But I slowed down, and no one was coming."
"You still didn't come to a complete stop, Sir. Can I please get your license and registration?" said the very patient, young deputy.
The lawyer says, "What's the difference? Stop or slow-down, I looked both ways and nothing was coming."
"Sir, the difference is, the law says you have to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. That's the law and you have to follow it. Pleeeese give me your license and registration." the young and very patient deputy replied.
"Listen", said the lawyer. "I don't think I broke the law, I did slow down. How about this, if you can show me the 'legal' difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you can write me the ticket. If you can't show me the difference, you won't give me a ticket. What do you say?".
Well, being from Texas and an overall friendly and fair young man, the deputy said "that sounds reasonable. If you will please exit your vehicle, sir, I will show you the difference."
The well educated, New York lawyer exited his vehicle and the very patient, friendly and fair young deputy takes out his nightstick and commences to beat the ever-loving crap out of the lawyer. As the deputy continues to pound on the lawyer at a steady rate, he ask "do you want me to stop or just slow down?".
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