YOU are just as much a civilian as those you purportedly serve. You are just another CITIZEN, albeit one entrusted BY YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS in the enforcement of laws enacted by our representatives.
Unless you are wearing a MILITARY uniform, you have no distinction from others vis-a-vis "civilian-citizen". A police/peace officer is just another citizen. The term civilian is reserved to separate MILITARY from non-military.
Sorry if I offended you by a term that is normally used in law enforcement. Most LE agencies structures follow a para-military model with their command structure. There was nothing in my comment that indicated any disdain towards another citizen.
However, I’ve seen nothing but wholesale bashing of law enforcement on this thread by posters who “demand” respect but seem to think respect doesn’t go the other way. And by the way... I WAS in the military and served in the Reserves while I was in law enforcement. Forgive me the semantics.