A.H.

A local deputy stopped a man for rolling through the 4 way stop in
his Mercedes convertible.

Apparently the motorist was a real jerk who jumped out and came
running back to the officer. The violator demanded to know why he
was being harassed by the "Gestapo!" So the officer calmly told him
of the stop sign violation.

The "Motorist" ... a Desert Mountain resident and former CEO of a
good sized public company, instantly went into a tirade, questioning
the officer's ancestry, sexual orientation, etc., in rather explicit
terms. The officer, being a professional, apparently took it all in
stride, and calmly wrote the ticket.

The tirade went on without the cop saying anything. When he finished
writing the citation he put an "AH" in the lower right corner of the
narrative portion of the citation and handed it to the "Violator" for
his signature.

The guy signed the citation angrily, tearing the paper, and when
presented with his copy he pointed to the "AH" and demanded to
know what it stood for.

The officer then removed his mirrored sunglasses, got in the middle
of the guy's face and slowly said, in his best Clint Eastwood / Dirty
Harry impression, "That's so .... when we go to court... I'll remember
that you're an "ASSHOLE !"

Three months later they were in court. The "Violator" had such a bad
record that he was about to lose his license and so he had hired an
attorney to represent him. On the stand the officer testified to
seeing the man run the stop sign. Under cross-examination, the
defense attorney asked, "Officer, is this a reasonable facsimile of
the citation you issued my client?"

The Officer responded, "Yes sir, this is the defendant's copy, his
signature and mine, same number at the top."

The Attorney then asked, "Officer, is there any particular marking
or notation on this citation?

The Officer responded, "Yes sir, in the lower right corner of the
narrative there is an ''AH.''

The Attorney asked, "What does the AH stand for, officer?"

The Officer responded, "Aggressive and Hostile, Sir."

The Attorney looked puzzled and questioned him further and said,
"Aggressive and Hostile?"

The Officer replied, "Yes, Sir?

The Attorney paused and said, "Officer, are you sure it doesn't stand
For … ASSHOLE?"

The Officer smiled and said, "Well, Sir … you probably know your
client better than I do!"