So, is this the "omg that's sexist" du jour?

Male gamers far outnumber female gamers. Quite often, gamers want to play as a character of their own gender. Two plus two equals four.

Yes, the cop definitely overreacted. But I can't believe the gall of this idiot to DEMAND that the cop say "pretty please with sugar on top" before he'll follow the damn orders. It's just absurd. You're driving into another country and Border Patrol tells you to turn off your car, you TURN OFF YOUR DAMN CAR.

Another point for Dave. Christ, it's not "unacceptable abuse" and this sort of thing is not a "slippery slope" towards a total police state. Stop with the histrionics already. To ask once and get pepper sprayed is one thing; to repeatedly demand that the officer say "please" and refuse to follow his orders until he accedes to your demand is quite another.