RG>The State can't, or won't, run us two to a vehicle at night.  So night
  >contacts that go bad can get real out of control.  So we've learned to
  >us the 'ol verbal skills to keep the situation somewhat under control
  >while backup heads our way.  I've waited as long as 45 minutes to an
  >hour for someone to show up, so we're pretty much on our own.
Often, when I'm travelling out of state and I see an officer alone on
a stop in what appears might be a rough situation, I will pull over.
Sometimes the officer will just keep an eye on me; and sometimes he
will walk back to find out what I'm doing.  After they know what I'm
doing (if I wasn't able to reach their dispatch) they usually 
appreciate it............although I did have one interesting 
experience. 
CHARLES HUNTER
 * 1st 2.00 #9124 * Quod erat demonstrandum y'all.
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