Never Look a Policeman In the Eye

When I was in Junior High I heard a preacher say, from the pulpit: "Never look a policeman in the eye." He was warmly Amened by other pastors and male church staff in the audience. I supposed back then that all these men were saying Amen out of a religious respect for authority. Now these days I wonder how many of those men said Amen out of pure fear of those in power. And maybe a couple of them said it out of both respect and fear.