[The Deuce]

A good friend of mine is a detective locally. When I met him he was a SWAT Seargant and rode a motorcycle. Now this guy will talk freely about how bad things used to be, cops beating people up, etc, from other departments and many years ago. He is an avid car guy, even though his current hot rod is a '56 Bel Air. When I asked him if would race my bike he just smiled and said, "We'll talk." We will...
I also have had more than one run in with the other side of the law, and know they like to harass people for sport. The worst I've seen is up in Santa Barbara (IV especially).
Generally speaking patrol cops rate pretty low on the ladder of law enforcement. I don't think anyone grows up thinking they want to be a traffic cop. With this in mind, consider the following...

Do you like your job? Are you happy to go into work in the morning? Chances are most people will say no. Do people recoil when they hear what you do? Does the general public make fun of your profession and think you spend your time harassing them? Probably not. This would make a not so good job terrible and you may want revenge on society for all the crap you get. Just a thought for the next time you pass a cop on foot, be polite it may get you leniancy later.

Chris, tell your buddy thanks, and that I am praying for those families.