dumb question my boy asked

Speaking of dumb questions;
Some years back, I was taking a couple of guys for a joy-ride over lunch hour. Eventually we came to this big gravel yard with a couple of very large silos in the center of, it ........ so that was like an invitation right?
So I get into the slide, and expand it on every fly-by, and eventually the dust is expanding upwards, which I take as a sign to flee this location. And as I'm coming around for the last time, Bam, there they are, two coppers already out of the car.
I shut off the car, and suddenly it gets real quiet, I stick my hands out of the window. The guys are desperate not to laugh. me too.
So the big cop comes over to my window and says; "you know you can't do that here right?'
I can't look at him.
"But you do it pretty good......." his exact words.
Now I look at him.
"You know I'm gonna have to give you a ticket, right?"
Well says smart-azz me, "Isn't that kindof discretionary."
He looks at me with a funny look, and Ima thinking what an idiot I am.
Anyway, he disappears into his car, and a long time later, he brings my papers back, Cop says;
"You Know, I could charge you with" ; and then blathers off a long list of offences, "right?"
OK Ima thinking; 1) that's the third dumb question he has asked me. and 2) Com'on man, I'm 52 years old, I know how this works, just gimme the damn ticket; but I don'y say anything, except "yes sir.".
Yeah I got the ticket, Then he continues, "find another place"/ same smile .
$350 plus court costs. No demerits, no long lecture. I guess he liked the discretionary comment, and, I guess he liked my performance, cuz he was still smiling, as he turned to his car, lol.
I tippy-toed outta there, and we all went back to work. We laughed about that day for several years.