Years ago a friend was driving his late ’60s muscle car on a turnpike at about 100 MPH. Soon an officer sternly stated, “License and registration.”
Several minutes later he returned with a written warning for driving 100 in a 65 zone.
The offender said, “Not to be disrespectful, but how do you decide when to give a ticket and when to give a written warning?”
The officer stated, “It depends on … the nature of the offense … the condition of the road … the weather … the attitude of the offender … or in this case I’m out of tickets.”