Johnruss2 has an excellent opinion on this. I have known some really nice cops in my day, who are cops because they want to "protect and serve". Of course there are asshole cops. What group of people doesn't have assholes in it. Think about this though, if you were being held hostage, the police would put their own lives on the line to make sure you come out alive. Now that's a pretty wild statement, but it still applies here. If you act like an asshole to a cop, he'll be an asshole back Just be nice, you may see some change.