Stop or Slow down

My dad sent me this one :)

Texas Sheriff's Deputy

A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a Texas Sheriff's deputy.
The lawyer thinks that he is smarter than the deputy simply because, after
all, he IS a lawyer. Besides, he is certain that a lawyer must have a
better education and decides to prove this to himself….and have some fun at
the deputy's expense.


Deputy says, "License and registration, please."

Lawyer says, "What for?"

Deputy says, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign."

Lawyer says, "I slowed down, and no one was coming."

Deputy says, "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License and
registration, please."

Lawyer says, "What's the difference?"

Deputy says, "The difference is, you have to come to a complete stop, that's
the law here in Texas. License and registration, please!"


Lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and
stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you give me the ticket.
If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket."


Deputy says, "Sounds fair. Exit your vehicle, sir."

At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the
snot outta the lawyer and says, "Do you want me to stop……..or just slow
down?"