NavyLCDR
member
From reading some of your earlier posts I would guess that you have had some unpleasant experiences with law enforcement. If this is true, you will probably carry that experience over to your next meeting with them. Trust me, if you do your experiences won't get any better.
I have had 1 bad experience with a police officer. He kicked me out of a restaurant because I was lawfully carrying a firearm AGAINST the wishes of the owners of the restaurant (his presence was against the wishes of the owners of the restaurant. My firearm was welcome there), not only interfering with my peaceful dinner, but also affecting the business of the owner of the restaurant who had no desire to have me removed from the property. The officer's action was due to a MWG call made by another patron. The Chief of Police received a warning that such action would not be tolerated and this was his one chance to correct his officer's behavior, and such actions disrupting the operations of a private business against the desires of the business owner would be dealt with via the filing of a lawsuit.
I have had many, many other completely 100% positive and professional encounters with police officers, a few of which have even resulted me in receiving a ticket for whatever traffic infraction I committed. And none of the officers showed one tiny bit of concern about my firearm or my CPL - whether or not they even knew they existed or were present. I feel no need to prove to a police officer my good standing as a citizen. I don't know what the history of the officer is in front of me, they may be a good cop, or they might be the cop who has been reprimanded 10 times in the past and the cops sure aren't going to offer me any of their history.
99% of police officers are hardworking people, doing their jobs in a professional manner. But I am not going to hand over to them any right I have just because it might make them feel better....I will interact with them within the bounds of law, nothing more, and I fully expect that as a paid servant of the citizens that they will do the same. We are not the servants of the police. They are the servants of the citizens from whom they receive their salaries.