Well, it's expected that such encounters might make one bristle, and it's tough to maintain composure and even, yes, swallow one's pride during such a violation of personal rights...
But...
I'd like to think that, by the OP keeping his cool and being compliant, he may have saved a bunch of us in the future from having to go through this sort of thing, leastwise by the officers involved.
Hence, rep!
/Rep on the Hank Hill reference as well!