I hope younger Dopers get the song reference. This is from the sixties IIANM. 
In my younger, stupider drinking days, I hit another girl in the face with a beer bottle at a bar. I was arrested and spent the night in county jail, where my cell mate was in for attempted murder. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep very well that night.
Inky, tell us what happened to your friend Ginger? Was she able to get a lawyer? When’s her trial date?
Three traffic stops, none ticketed: speeding, driving wrong-way on a four-lane highway (briefly), & driving through a red blinky light at an intersection (thought it was yellow).
The embarrasing one was in college. It was after midnight and me and the guys are walking home. We’re sober but in high spirits.
Headlights appear at the end of the road and start toward us. I exclaim, “Look - it’s my spotlight” and I drop to one knee and loudly sing “Mammy” in my best Al Jolson voice.
The lights stop. There’s little gleaming red & blue lights on top of the car.
The cop was large.
… and black
… and this was in Alabama.
It could have been so much worse. He told us to “not play in the streets” after checking our ID’s, etc. We said, “Yes, Sir.” in our best OMG-I got caught voices and then went sheepishly home.
I once got busted for tearing one of those tags off a mattress, but I can’t talk about it.
Well, the young(er) ones like me got it from Mr Marley and the younger still ones may get it from the Simpsons’ “Behind The Laughter” episode. I hope.
Belrix , that was priceless. That story really cracked me up. Half my lunch is now on my monitor. Thanks.