They were fairly polite all around, I would say. There was not violence, no nasty words.
I might have been a little more chatty, but the problem is that you have to be very careful with what you say to police, because some really will take everything you say and try to use it against you.
I always try to be nice to police, but that is tempered with the requirement that they follow the rules.
Remember, they are our servants, even if they have a difficult job at times.
Indeed I commend the gendarmes in this case. It did not turn into a violent takedown.