I hope the police take into account how many priors the offender had and you take the time to run the plate. That and the severity of the offense should be among the deciding factors. I really didn’t care how contrite the driver is, if he was a habitual offender and driving 15 mph over, he could be Mother Teresa incarnate, he should get wrtten up.I think this type of decision making is unfair and I hope you’re kidding.
Some drivers are so nervous and embarrassed when pulled over, they will ramble anything. And that decides if they are written up ? It’s the police’s job to filter that out and make decisions based on what’s relavent, not banter. "readily admit…and apologies…and almost never get a ticket from me "
I hope you know how trivial that makes law enforcement sound and why it makes good people have such negative attitudes about cops.