Bad license plate tag

I was riding in a car with somebody.  We drove down some stairs to get to a lower level like a large courtyard.  We had to get in a long line of cars to go to a movie theater.  While we were in line a policeman pulled my friend over.  Apparently the registration sticker was on the wrong corner.  She had to dig her registration while I talked to the policeman.  I showed them how the tag was on the plates but just not in the correct spot.  The policeman made a comment about my friends intelligence and I basically agreed with him.  The policeman was wearing a white helmet with sunglasses.  He had big shoulders like a football player with shoulder pads on.  He also had a black vest that was very shiny and looked to be made out of plastic or metal.