People Are the Purpose

I’ve noted often as a former Army Military Policeman, I am anti-police. But I am not anti-policemen. Not only is there nothing to gain from hostility, it’s long past time for silly worrying about rights and so forth.
I agree it’s counter-productive to be obsequious. That’s because it still reduces the cop to something less than human, as much as being contemptuous. Both attitudes are dangerous in any situation. Even before God, servile sniveling is wrong. If you don’t understand that, you don’t understand God’s revelation. He doesn’t require it for any human purpose, either.
The most destructive thing is being nervous in the presence of human authority. If God is my sole Master and Lord, everything else is role playing. There are times to put on one’s best thespian performance, but even civility itself means not dumping all the details on someone who doesn’t need them. But if you are sure your path is the one necessary for your own sanity, there should be no fear of consequences. Putting on that overly social demeanor from fear and discomfort proves you’ve lost all self-control and could easily be a threat as much as a guilty buffoon.
A vast range of human failure, particularly in dealing with other beings, is having done little to see what’s in the mirror. Deal with yourself realistically first, then you can deal with others appropriately. Social standards and common expectations mean little, except as you use them to your advantage, as a means to showing as much of your real self as the situation warrants.
I never forget Christian Mysticism nor my commitment to Truth. It’s not a question of what the policeman seeks, but what God seeks to bring forth of Himself and His glory in the situation. It’s altogether variable with His hands. There are times when it’s perfectly fine to toss your whole day’s plans and stand up for some obscure principle of fading civilization, and other times when it’s just the formality of dealing with a man or woman who has their own crumbling soul hidden behind that badge. Frankly, I pray for the people behind all the false fronts, because I never know whom the Father would have me target for His attention until I ask.
I have precious little control over the situation around me. The only thing left to master is my own behavior as the means to showing the truth.