Illegal to talk to a Police Officer?

[August]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

working in a meat dept. dosen't either...but I am Expected to deal with people in a calm and respectful manner no matter what. If a 19 year old making 8.50 an hour is expected to act this way, a trained police officer on a traffic stop damn well better act like that too. Even if the passenger did "speak disrespectfully" the police officer is the professional, nobody else gets to behave in this manner and not get in trouble at work.

When was the last time you had a shootout in the meat department? Let's not compare apples and oranges here.