hey boy u are lucky.. if u had gone in the station u would have been fingerprinted and taken pictures and ur name would be in the Database.. then if u have to apply for job or a new visa, u will have to say u got arrested before. it could have negatively affected u. but it seems u escaped punishment... i have shouted at cops and argueed before... they are quite nasty and racist.. specially when it comes to giving Traffic tickets.. i have been caught too many times, speeding, runing red lights, etc etc.... the cops in my small cities are really ass--whollees.... the bigger city cops usually are more interested in catching criminals rather than worrying about someone speeding 5 miles over the limit. -lato boy