Last time I talked to a cop was 7 years ago when I said “Excuse me?” when I didn’t hear what he said. He went ballistic saying I was getting smart with him. He ended up giving me a $75 tix for a TAG light being out (the reason he pulled me over at 630am)..Not an inspection order, a ticket. While I agree they have a tough job dealing with the public nowadays, but in a lot of cases, they bring it on themselves. When this occurred, I was 59, heading for work, suit-n-tie, and the state boy that pulled me over was probably mid 20s.
I would have reported the punk state trooper to his superiors.
Even if I still had to pay for the TAG light ticket, I would have enjoyed placing a black mark against his record. He had no right to lay into you just because you couldn’t hear the jerk.