The Speeding Ticket

Recently, a man in Florida went to great lengths to get out of a simple speeding ticket. When the police officer who pulled him over was out of earshot, the man dialed 911. He told dispatchers that a murder was about to take place. He passionately described how a person was holding a gun and a murder was about to happen. The odd part was that he told dispatchers it was happening somewhere away from where he was. Several police officers were sent to the location the man specified. The dispatcher told the officers the name of the man who called in the emergency. The officer who pulled the man over recognized the name given as the same man he had pulled over and quickly put two and two together. The man confessed what he had done. It turns out he was hoping the police officer would quickly let him…