▁cop " ▁is ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁j arg on ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁behavior ▁by ▁people ▁towards ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁that ▁the ▁officers ▁perce ive ▁as ▁dis res pect ful ▁or ▁ins u fficient ly ▁de fer ential ▁to ▁their ▁authority . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁phrase ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court , ▁and ▁not ▁an ▁actual ▁off ense . ▁The ▁phrase ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁un law ful ▁arbitrary ▁arrest ▁and ▁det ention ▁of ▁individuals , ▁often ▁for ▁express ing ▁or ▁exer cis ing ▁rights ▁guaranteed ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Cont empt ▁of ▁cop ▁is ▁often ▁discussed ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁police ▁mis con duct ▁such ▁as ▁use ▁of ▁excess ive ▁force ▁or ▁even ▁police ▁brut ality ▁as ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁perce ived ▁dis res pect ful ▁behavior ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁any ▁legit imate ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Ar rest s ▁for ▁cont empt ▁of ▁cop ▁may ▁stem ▁from ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁" occup ational ▁ar rog ance " ▁when ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁thinks ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁authority ▁cannot ▁or ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁challeng ed ▁or ▁question ed . ▁From ▁such ▁officers ' ▁perspective , ▁cont empt ▁of ▁cop ▁may ▁involve ▁perce ived ▁or ▁actual ▁challeng es ▁to ▁their ▁authority , ▁including ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁de ference ▁( such ▁as ▁dis ob ey ing ▁instructions , ▁or ▁express ing ▁interest ▁in ▁fil ing ▁a ▁compla int ▁against ▁the ▁officer ). ▁Fle eing ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁is ▁sometimes ▁considered ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁cont empt ▁of