skiforce1Lol oh man you have no idea what cops do. When you open the door to two cops with their hands on the guns blocking the doorway saying there was a noise complaint giving you a death stare. You can be polite all you want but they already have the mind set that when you are just watching a movie you are really having a massive party or doing something illegal. And when they push the door to be wide open almost breaking your nose in the process and screaming we can coming in, and you politely say no it doesn't go over well.
That sucks it happened to you. Doesn't mean that always happens. I lived at my frats main liveout and I was the guy who had to deal with the cops when they were called out- happened around 10 times.
I always simply asked them if we could step outside so we could talk. Worked everytime. I was once cuffed and slammed on a car hood, but only because some drunk asshole behind me tried to shove one of the officers. I'm a big strong guy, but I didn't fight back or resist and after the officers had controlled the situation, they apologized and thanked me for cooperating.
Cops are nearly always outnumbered, and are looked at as the enemy by dangerous people... Problem is, most of those dangerous people look just like you and I. Make it clear you are not a threat, make their life a little easier and you will likely not have a bad encounter.
Sure there are bad cops, but that's a very small minority. Respect and empathy go a long way when dealing with the boys in blue.