My daddy is a cop in this town, and nothing is going to happen to me.

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My answer will be based on several things: California law (based on my experience as a cop, a prosecutor, a defense attorney and an instructor at a police academy), common sense and tidbits for thought.

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My personal rule was that a cop in need is a friend indeed, no matter how I felt about them personally.

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My friend was bothered most by the fact that although both the cop and the other driver spoke fluent English, they carried on the conversation in Spanish, evidently to prevent his being privy to it.

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