I've been pulled over a few times in the past for different reasons (such as speeding once, being white in a primary black neighborhood, or my car matches a 'wanted' description). But with each encounter, all the enforcers didn't make any attempt to remove the communication barrier.
Since I read lips, it's a little difficult to read someone's lip when they're shinning their maglock flashlight in your eyes. I've turned on the in-car lamp to illuminate my interiors to compensate for their light, and told them that I'm HOH and need to see thier lips in order to understand what they are saying. But they keep shinning their light directly in my face, and the results usually have them repeat like 5 times everytime they say a sentence. All they had to do....just don't shine the flashlight in my eye as you can divert the light to anything else, just not in my line of vision. I'm not asking to turn off your lights, as you can shine the ground, or the top of the car and we can still see each other. Needless to say, each encounter I feel disrespected, and honestly I can say I lose my respect for law enforcers each as I get the impression that either they lack problem solving skills or simply comes off as an asshat. But someone like you helps restore that their is some hope & good enforcers as you're being proactive in the community instead of reactive. So I wish you all the best in your career.
