Boils down to this for me. What have I got to gain by having discourse with cops? I avoid them when I can.
Very much so.
Works out good. We usually avoid folks who aren't police, they don't want us around unless something is wrong.
I don't hate cops, by any means, but I gave up a long time ago, hoping that a cop would help me in times of trouble.
In fact, I don't know one person around here, who has ever had a cop show up and help them out when they were in need. Sorry, just the truth. 
