Replying to Getting busted

When packing up and booking it isn't an option, what works best?

Every time I've gotten busted before, the cops have just been like, "Okay, break up your jump and get out of here." But last night, this douchebag was acting like he might give us tickets. My friends gave IDs and their real info. I gave a fake name and a fake birthday that would have made me barely 16 (I'm 18) and said I didn't have an ID. He took their IDs and went back to his car to check the info...it was taking forever so I started freaking out, and thought if he found out my "identity" didn't exist, I could pretend to have a concussion or something...but everything went fine. Now my friends are shitlisted, and I'm clear.

Was I just lucky? What's the best way to do it? Cooperate? Make up an alias? Play stupid? Start speaking another language? Run? Bribe them? The cute girl routine? Say you're doing your senior project and cry about how you won't be able to have enough footage to make your video so you won't be able to graduate high school, etc., etc.? Say you have permission from the landowners? Tranquilize them from behind? Haha.

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