I find it funny that people say "oh the police are gobby etc" ive never had any problem with the police...maybe its my ability to not break the law and not gob off....but we will never know!
Respect the police and they respect you, its very simple.
Never met a gobby policeman, but perhaps I've been lucky. Latest experience was at 2am on Saturday when number 1 son (who is 17 and rarely goes out) ended up at A&E due to being paralytic/unconscious after going to a party. We had gone to bed and didn't hear the telephone to ask us to go and collect the little scrote so A&E asked the police to contact us. They were polite, respectful, even apologetic for getting me up at 2am even though it was a result of the behaviour of idiot son!