Cop Asks Man for Insurance, Doesn't Let Him Reach For It, Writes Him Ticket for No Insurance

by Cassandra Fairbanks
PINAC
Jun. 26, 2015

The over-the-top paranoia inflicting police forces these days could not be more evident than in a video posted to Facebook Wednesday by a Wisconsin man named James Wells.

After being pulled over for a missing front license plate, the Racine Police Officer refuses to let Wells reach into his glove compartment for his drivers license and proof of insurance -- resulting in her ticketing him for providing no proof of insurance.

Wells, who is sitting in the drivers seat, talking into the camera during the traffic stop while the cop is in her car writing up his tickets, states the following:

“When she came to the car and she asked if I have a drivers license, I said yes, I have to look for it though its in my glove compartment. She said no, I don’t know what you’re reaching for, do not reach for it.”

Wells explains that the officer said the same thing when he told her that he would need to reach for his insurance paperwork, tacking on a $10 ticket for not having proof of insurance.

How can a police officer collecting revenue for the state by writing tickets, not even have to bother pretending to allow someone the chance to prove their innocence?

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