Bullshit.  Complete bullshit.  I was NOT TAILGATING that cop.  My headlights were aimed wrong, and I believe that is what caused him to pull me over.  
Yes, I asked him if he was making an example out of me / because it was memorial day...after he already wrote me the ticket.  There was nothing he could do then.  Prior to him actually giving me the ticket, I was as nice and courteous as I could be.   
And again, that didnt make me hate all cops, just that ONE guy.  Reading comprehension... 
-Marc