While YMMV there is an interesting difference to policing in the UK and the USA. In the UK, the officer calls you "sir" or "ma'am" and you call then whatever y

While YMMV there is an interesting difference to policing in the UK and the USA. In the UK, the officer calls you "sir" or "ma'am" and you call then whatever you want to ("occifer" and "cuntstable" being perennial favourites). In the US, you call the officer "sir" or "ma'am" and they call you whatever they feel like (my interactions have almost always been polite, but I've witnessed "boy", "punk", "shithead") Edit: see also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_cop https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_cop