I had lived in Russia and Ukraine before the USA. It means that I had been very well trained how to stay out of jail.

Once, Moscow cops took me and my wife to the police station and they were threating me to keep my wife in the cell until I sign whatever BS they suggested. In no time, I signed everything they wanted (I did not even read what I was signing). Once my wife was safe in home, I used my connections to get me out of the fake "case" they mastered. All papers related to the fake "case" were destroyed. All records were nixed. Officially and legally, I am 100% clean, with no arrests and no story at all.

After the story, the cop in the station was telling me: "You had to talk to me openly, directly, like man-to-man, right here !". O, come on. How can you be talking man-to-man with a guy in police uniform, in police station, who keeps your wife in the cell ? I wanted to catch him somewhere outside the station. He was lucky that I could not find him out of his work.

This is how the things are going abroad; you are afraid of police mostly. When you are dealing with criminals, you have some tools to defend yourself. When you are dealing with police, you are basically defenseless, unless you are a very well connected and rich guy.

So here, in USA, you guys have a very decent police service. I even do not have a single traffic ticket (I am here since 1999 and I am a very active driver). I had one parking violation ticket for $20.00, but I successfully fought it and I did not pay.

Still, I am trying to stay out of ANY situation if I can. Sometimes I cannot. Two days ago I had to defend my cat from a large aggressive dog and the dog owner was very upset by the treatment I gave to his dog. But we both knew that all legal advantages were on my side and he disappeared with his dog and he did not call the police.