Don't ask policemen for the time. Certainly don't politely ask them why they aren't wearing their identification numbers, as legally required. That gets you a beating, then four days in a cell, without charge. Even better, the police themselves
film it, presumably to show down at the masonic lodge or the policeman's ball.
No wonder that some good folks have founded
Fit Watch (Forward Intelligence Team) to keep an eye on these loveable bobbies.