Yeah, sorta like explaining that in the middle of the night you didn't see the stop sign, speed limit sign, one-way street sign, etc. Officers are always sympathetic to those kind of excuses so let's give them a break.
If someone bashed in my front door they'd get a full mag of .40s and I'd probably wind up dead, too. $8 million really doesn't cover it.
"Yeah, sorta like explaining that in the middle of the night you didn't see the stop sign, speed limit sign, one-way street sign, etc."
It sure worked for Patrick Kennedy! "Gee, officer, I just took some Ambien and was asleep when it happened!"