And that's the crux of it. "Most", cops that I associate and have associated with in the past have this "greater than thou" attitude. In fact we discuss it at great lengths at times, and guess what, most of them blame it on people, say what?
The Police of today have a gestapo mentality, again most not all, that really does a disservice to the profession. There is no need for a cop to violate the law, just cause he can, period.