if a policeman asks you to do something, you do it.... Even if you don't agree. If it's something simple like move, you move. Then you don't get into any trouble at all and you forget about it in 45 seconds. Anyway, i've been in some mighty rows with police, except the way i handled myself made the policeman think it was a discussion and talked back instead of doing what he did to you. It's not whats happens, it's how it happens. I can totally disagree with a policeman and have a right go at him, but if i word it right, he doesn't take it the wrong way. I've had police come on the bounce radioing vans to get the bikes while they take us in the cars, and after 20 minutes of chatting and discussion, we've all gone our seperate ways and the policeman actually gave me his hand to shake and thanked me. It's ALL about attitude. The second you piped up you proved his suspisions right and he couldn't be arsed with you. End of. The fact that you're a decent lad doesn't matter, becasue by piping up, you didn't demonstrate that side to him. To me, it's a challenge when a bobby comes to me thinking i may be a thug. Prove them wrong and let them leave knowing you're a good'n. I know loads of police and they deal 90% with tit's, so they don't go to someone expecting the best. It's up to you to let them see you're sound by demonstrating your good attitude to them. If you can't do that, then you deserve what you got. You gotta understand it from their point of view, and by the looks of it, you don't, and won't try to. try though Bongo