I got pulled over driving through rural Missouri in December for speeding (something like 77 in a 65). I was pretty surprised to be pulled over, but I had out-o

I got pulled over driving through rural Missouri in December for speeding (something like 77 in a 65). I was pretty surprised to be pulled over, but I had out-of-state plates so figured I was just being picked on for an easy ticket. The police officer was polite enough, but he asked me to sit in the front seat of the police car while he ran the papers, since it was cold out. Now obviously, I know my rights, and could easily have said "No, I'd like to stay in the car". But from everything I've learned from routine encounters with the police, being compliant and friendly is the recipe to getting out quick. So I agreed, got out of my car, and got into the police car's front seat. Nothing about it was particularly aggressive or intimidating, but I almost had a panic attack in the police car because of how weird and uncomfortable it was, and that the officer was not wearing a mask at all.