The officers are always the bad guys until they save your life....
Just because they boarded you and found nothing, doesn't mean they didn't use the same tact to board another boat that they found SERIOUS problems. If it didn't happen, they wouldn't be out there.... protecting YOU! Most of the times that I have EVER seen any form of police officer be unpolite is when the person being searched, ticketed, whatever, is being rude! How are they supposed to act when they are given ATTITUDE for doing their jobs? Do you think it could be possible that them checking you for life jackets or other small ticketable items could ever lead to larger things?
I worked counter Drug out of Ecuador for 4 months. You would be AMAZED at the number of boats that leave that area every single week bound for the U.S.!!! We busted 1 boat, just looked like your everyday fishing vessel that was carrying 11 ton of cocaine!!! 11 TON!!!
That was 1 of many that were busted or sank in the 4 months I was there! They're tough to catch because as soon as they see you, they're tossing stuff overboard or burning the boat.
Cut them some slack, show some courtesy yourself and you will likely get some back in return. And I'm not saying there aren't some D!ckhead cops out there, but I doubt you have run across all of them!
