Originally Posted by axmea?

This is unheard of. It seemed like the officer was trying to get you to do something stupid. Good that you held your composure. If that were me, I'd do a brake check first to get him to stay back. If that does not work, downshift and stay away. Probably get stopped at that point. There was a time when I was stopped by an officer for my exhaust and he complimented me, asked where I got it from, said he was a car guy too, exchanged business cards, shook hands, and let me off.