Because the stop wasn’t over, like you keep telling us.
You might want it to have been over, but it wasn’t over, which is why it didn’t end there, but rather it continued on, because it wasn’t over.
It was all but over, which means that it was everything but over, which means that it was still in progress.
Got it?
Good.
Why did the professional officer simply not hand her the completed ticket and say have a good day, good bye?
Instead of evading the question, give it a shot.