In all my years of driving cops have been courteous and have never asked why I was in certain neighborhoods or asked if I was carrying weapons. Hell when I was a teenager driving with expired tags in the early hours of the morning all they've done is write me a ticket. Never onced have they asked if I've been drinking or doing drugs.
Reading all these stories online and in the news saddens me. There's no reason for cops to be hard on citizens who have done nothing wrong. They're supposed to protect us and serve. Now I plan on using my recorder if I ever get pulled over again. Stay strong people.