Just because they chose the job doesnt make them a class above. Try walking a mile in a CCWer's shoes and ask him how it feels when a cop belittles him and gives him the "you dont need that, you dont have a shiny badge like me" routine. I dont CCW (no handgun/not old enough yet), but I'm sure alot of users here can share. Yes, cops are usually good people, and I will not say that I hold disrespect for them, nor do I say that we dont need them. However, I will not agree with alot of things they do. Good cops and bad cops alike can fill their system with corruption and abuse. Considering how frequent it has become in recent years, I'd say that contempt can be justified among law-abiding citizens who potentially end up as victims of harassment, innocent victims of forged or fraudulent warrants, botched raids, excess, etc. etc., then watch as there is almost or absolutely nothing they can do about it because the guy is a part of the same system that person will need to use to have justice served.
Dont get me wrong: nothing is better than hearing of or watching a cop go by the book and give an idiot what he/she deserves, but it also sickens me when they abuse the system they swear to protect, follow and uphold--and get away with it.