Then again I am a manipulator...so I am pretty good about sizing someone up and knowing how to interact with them in a way that most benefits me...wish I didn't, try hard not to...but I'm not going to get a damn ticket and if talking to someone a certain way gets me out of trouble then you guys keep getting beat up on COPS while I roll on through
This is off topic but it's what I found most interesting in this thread. I can't stand manipulators, people who must exercise their control over other people. Wannabe gods. I think the reason they bug me so much is because A) I'm one of them B) I've spent a lot of time around them. I find intelligent people to be the most manipulative, self-serving people around. They grew up learning that, if they put their mind to it, they can get whatever the fuck they want, so they carry that notion into their adult life. Meanwhile, other children who are just as important (in my opinion) infer that they aren't as special, and must surrender their power to the "superior" manipulators. The manipulators convince themselves that they are above everyone, including concepts such as "the law" and they will often do things such as speeding (missnu's example, I'm guessing) or even embezzlement, without feeling that they deserve any negative consequences, like a ticket or jail. It seems so unjust. I hate that I have the tendency to manipulate practically programmed into me.
If you really want to change the behavior than you're on the right track with admitting it exists.