What other reason to become a cop than to get revenge for all the bullying you endured in elementary school?
Now who's laughing, Billy from the 3rd grade who spit his milk on me in front of Jessica?
No one likes to be taunted. No one. No one likes having a shitty boss either, but only very few can legally get away with pointing a gun at people because their feelings are being hurt. We should demand and expect more from police officers. The job entails a helluva lot worse than children saying mean things. If you can't handle that, how in the hell can we expect you to handle the job when it gets serious?
There are a few good videos out there of English Bobbies defusing tense situations with much older, stronger and meaner kids.
That said, that's a highly dangerous situation to be spouting your mouth off. If you're not respectful of the man, at least be respectful of the highly volatile situation, and that's taught by parents and communities. Sure the parents can sue the county/city when their kids are killed, but that's only after their kids are dead.
I don't step into the street when someone runs a red light no matter how much I'm legally in the right.