Back to the whole “Rule of Thumb” thing.

I was at a birthday party back in early’76 being held by an LAPD guy for one of his friends, another LAPD guy. I was invited by a young lady who was the sister of the LAPD birthday boy. Needless to say, it was an LAPD party.

One of the guys, an LAPD motor officer, got on the topic of how he - and the other officers there - assess people they pull over for one reason or another. Although they act very professionally and tend to hide behind their Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses, Police size up people very quickly and place them into one of two categories: “assholes“ or “good people.”

“Assholes” are anyone who gives them lip or tries to argue themselves out of a ticket or moves around in their seat and/or does not keep their hands at 10 and 2 on the steering wheel as the officer approaches the driver.

“Good people” are those who smile and are respectful and who are quiet, working class people who are just trying to get through the day and are trying to mind their own business.

pocket (look ma no hands) as he ground his knee into his neck.