Bailiffs need throwing in the lake

Why is it that bailiffs are so arrogant and rude if you are polite and
friendly to them. It is not just me who thinks this, but a lot of people I
know.

If you are polite and friendly to them, they are arrogant pricks. If you
treat them like they are a scummy, no-body, then they are nice!

Is it that they are power-crazed and see anyone who is polite and friendly
as a weak target to get a power trip off?

As an example, there is a bailiff as Richworth Linear with a big scar on his
face, and for years I have always been polite and friendly with him, and all
I got was attitude. When I was abrupt and treated him like he was a useless
no-body and he tried to be nice! According to Alvin Roy (bloke who owns
Linear), the bailiffs are not like the usual 'Gestapo-trained bailiffs' and
'don't give the anglers a hard time'! Hello? Wake up!