“You remind me of the Stockholm Syndrome.”
I prefer to call it “Survival Syndrome”.
You’re welcome to be Mr. Bravado, and when your obituary comes around on FreeRepublic most of us will blame the cop, so you (or really your kin) will not be disappointed.
But I have HIGHER PRIORITIES than an early death and if someone has a badge and a gun (in a non-combat setting), I will accede to their wishes and fight my battles in the courthouse, if it ever even comes to that.
If you have to lick boots you lick boots. I guess.