Why are people so down on the police?

Up until you ass/house/bike/flat is in peril and they come to your rescue...

Notice firefighters are always hailed as heroes but police rarely so...even though the Police save more lives each year (an unconfirmed but likely fact)

what is wrong with mistrusting them even when they are assisting you? just because they are there it doesn't mean they are actually doing anything that will be beneficial (i.e., will they actually be chasing your bike theft up, getting witnesses, filling out all the right documents that are necessary for something to actually happen)

as for the second point, please, blow it out your ass until you have some actual facts...