Visas and Taxis in Jordan

So apparently Jordan is updating their visa process; I arrived in Amman this afternoon and got in line to get my visa on arrival only to be have my picture taken and my fingerprint scanned as I got my visa. There was no reason for this and when I asked I was told its a new process and only happens for some people. Well apparently I must be a threat or something because I had to go through with it along with the Canadian who was in front of me in line.
So after that I got my bags and tried to find a taxi, like most airports a number of people come up to you and ask if you want a taxi. The way the system works in the Amman airport is that some guy comes up to you and asks if you want a taxi, he then takes a $1.50 JD cut and takes your bags and brings you over to this guy who is calling in all the taxis. There is no line, its just about who is more aggressive in terms of getting in front of this guys attention. So then they kind of decide to give you a taxi at some point, there is no process that is followed it just kind of everyone standing around this guy waiting to get his attention.

well I kind of sat backed an watched this whole thing happen to try and understand how to get a taxi myself. After about 15 minutes of standing around and not being able to get a taxi myself or get this guys attention, i noticed a cop standing on the side of the road watching it all. So i decided to go over to the cop and ask how i could get a taxi. Well he proceeded to flirt with me and tell me how I should take off my sun glasses so he could see my beautiful eyes. It was just classic. He said he would help, which he eventually did, he called over to the guy in charge and i got the next taxi to pull into the area. If only i had realized this at the start I could have avoided standing around the airport for 15 minutes. The funny part is that after the cop put me in a cab, he proceeded to follow my taxi and wave at me for a couple of feet and then eventually blow me a kiss as he took off. All I can say is only in Jordan do these things happen! Thought everyone might get a kick out of that story....