When I was a young driver, I was pulled over by the police while returning from a class I was taking with a friend. I had turned onto a main thoroughfare, rapidly increased my speed, and had broken the speed limit. For whatever reason, the police officer simply gave me a warning and let me go. Later, while talking about the incident with my friend, I mentioned that I was going to tell my father about it. She was flabbergasted and asked why I would do such a thing. There was no reason to think my
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