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The Requested Ticket
Situation
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A police officer pulled over a woman for speeding. When he got to the car, he said that he was going to give her a warning, but she insisted on getting a ticket and fine, which she did receive. Why did she want the ticket?
Hint
There was somebody else's reputation at stake.Answer
She was married to the Chief of police and she did not want to be shown any favoritism, so she took the ticket.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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