Be above the law? No, never. But (and in practice this is very similar in effect) there are situations where the law should and does have exceptions for law e

Be above the law? No, never. But (and in practice this is very similar in effect) there are situations where the law should and does have exceptions for law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity. The obvious one is their privelege to ignore many normal traffic regulations under appropriate circumstances. Similarly, many law enforcement agents are authorized and required to be armed in places where it would be forbidden for anormal citizen.