On Being Stopped by the Police

One day my father was traveling home along I-16.  In his rear view mirror he noticed the flashing blue light of the car of a Georgia State Patrolman.  The patrolman came up to the window of his car.  He noticed him right a way as being a lawyer.  The patrolman said, "Mr. Thompson, who do lawyers get to represent them when they get caught speeding?"  Without missing a beat, my father asked, "What county are we in?"  The patrolman said, "We are in Twiggs County."  Then, in a reference to the long time and powerful sherriff of Twiggs County, he said, "I'll get Earl Hambrick to represent me."  The flustered patrolman shook his head and said, "Mr. Thompson, just go ahead and slow down."