on second inspection, it looks like he may have just moved forward and shot sam before the car even started moving.
i've been pulled over and questioned by cops when i didn't have my license multiple times. they have even asked me if i was suspended. i just politely told them to look up my name, like sam did. they never asked me to very specifically take off my seatbelt as they leaned in and opened my door.
one time, i was driving home from the store at 11 PM or so with a 6 pack of beer in plain sight. was halfway through harvesting a very stinky plant when i got pulled over right near my home, like sam did. officer asked me for license, registration, insurance, and without hesitation, my medical marijuana card (LOL). i did not have my license on me, but i knew my license number and recited it back to him. handed him the registration and a one day expired insurance card. told him to look up my card by my name, and he said he would.
went back to his car for a bit, then came back. told me he was just waiting on the medical marijuana card to come back. said he could tell that i wasn't high or drinking (both true) and only smelled freshly harvested weed on my hands (very true). he then struck up a conversation about how he has to swear a duty to both state law (legal weed) and federal law (not legal). he apologized for the medical card taking so long to come back. then he started talking about the homeless people and the laws around not removing them from public areas. apologized again for the delay. asked me if i had any weed on me he could see because he liked looking at it, i offered to show him some but realized i removed what was in the car the day before. he seemed bummed. he finally told me he was sorry for the delay and let me go without the medical card verification and started walking away. right then his radio told him i was on the medical list.
i am white though.