A NRI visiting India was watching television and a clip of some citizens interacting with police was being shown on television , where the citizens were speaking to the police. Like most other citizens, they were calling the police “sahib” (sir in marathi) to avoid their wrath.
The NRI was amused and he was recollecting how in USA, the police when they detain a citizen, they will call them sir, due to manners and the way police are trained, while in India the citizens will call the police , sir, hoping to keep them happy and avoid harassment.
It indicates the difference in the way USA and India are governed , in India government officials especially in intelligence, security agencies generally treat people as their slaves or servants, while in the USA they are more professional and treat their citizens with courtesy,