Ive had NUMEROUS run ins with the po-po. And I've yet to be charged with anything (knock on wood). There are two words you need to know when dealing with cops: KISS ASS. Everything should be "yes sir, no sir, sorry sir." The better you kiss his ass, the less likely you are to get in trouble. Sure its degrading, but i'd rather suck up to a cop than do a year for growing.
I had a cop in a Dodge Charger pull me over when I was at college. I had 4 passengers (in a car that seats 4 total), and none of the three in the back had seatbelts. We passed the cop in the middle of smoking a bowl, and 4 of 5 people had weed on them. I saw the cop pass me, and turn into a driveway. I knew then that he was coming for me. I said to my friends "give me the weed, NOW." I pulled my ashtray out of my center console, and shoved all the weed behind the dash. Cop pulls me over for doing 31 in a 25. 6mph over. Rather than giving him "are you kidding me?" I simply said "really? Im sorry officer, I had no idea." He then asked me if there were any drugs in the car. I looked him right in the eye and said "No sir." He took my ID to make sure I didnt have any warrants, and let me go with a verbal warning. As he walked away, I said "Hey, thats a beautiful car... is that the V6 or the V8 package?" His response was classic.
"Well, I know its got a HEMI, but im not sure if its a V8."
Didnt know they made V6 hemi's!