I'll guarantee you that any of my "friends" would still bust me in a heartbeat ifI broke the law.That's their jobbut I've never been harrassed or treated badly by any of them,even before I got to know them.
Fair enough, and I dont doubt for a minute that your friends would bust you if you broke the law. But ,on the other hand, I'm sure you'd agree that it is highly unlikely that you would experience one of these abusive situations when the officers you are likely to encounter in the field are your friends.