Couldn't really be arsed reading all 11 pages of this, but here's my input.
I've never had to deal with the police on anything serious. Traffic infringements, getting chastised for being wasted, a few statements, etc.
In Australia, an unfortunately high percentage of police are complete arseholes...
Why are cops arseholes? Take a person, who in most cases, didn't really succeed a great deal in their life - I know quite a few people who have joined the force - genius isn't a word I'd use to describe them. Joining the police force is so very often a second (or third, or last) option for people. Quite seriously, I wonder whether most of the police officers I've met have an IQ over 100.
Get a collection of relatively unintelligent people, give them far more power than they deserve, and woah, you've got a pack of monkey-brained fools on a power trip.
Obviously, we need some sort of law enforcement. Without it, well....
However, you can't expect people to respect the law, unless they respect those who enforce it. Subsequently, we have set laws, and to varying degrees, the majority of society chooses to in some way disobey these laws. Why? Because we all have a massive degree of faith in the fact that the vast majority of those who are enforcing these laws are completely incapable of doing so effectively.
I lost 3/4 of the demerit points on my license, and $150(ish) for driving 50 feet without a seatbelt on. Police like this, because its revenue. I was polite to the officers, tried to explain my situation, and was still treated like shit. The officers were rude, abrupt, and unwilling to discuss the situation. The only possible reason I could see for this kind of treatment is jealousy. Somehow, I think these police could be doing something a little more important.
Yet, there's street hookers walking around in broad daylight (20-30 in a square kilometre), that the police do little about. I don't see police presence where its necessary - violent areas, etc. Yet they're everywhere on the road, because its profitable.
Respect is something I will never have for police officers. Its unfortunate, as there are officers out there who do their job, and do it well. However, there's far too may fuckwits out there who ruin it for the good ones.
It isn't just the police either, its the legal system, and predominantly, those who control it. Its getting worse, not better.
As far as I'm concerned, I spit in the face of the legal and judicial systems in Australia. They're soft on real criminals, and treat normal people like shit. I have zero respect for our police, judges, and officials, and am sadly watching this country go down the toilet at the hands of these people.