These are all circumstantial arguments...
I hate to say it, but "it all depends"...
Generally, you can be sure that the "but the police did it... so I can do it too" argument won't hold water with the police officer, or the judge presiding over your case...
Police adhere and follow a different set of rules to normal citizens... Like it or not, in *most* cases, they are above the law.
The best policy is try to avoid confrontation altogether...
Andrew. :uh-huh: