Dejure you are correct, but not defacto. The ability of an officer to arrest someone and openly carry firearms (Canadian) sets them apart even if they're not us

Dejure you are correct, but not defacto. The ability of an officer to arrest someone and openly carry firearms (Canadian) sets them apart even if they're not using them, particularly as they can abuse their powers. Police should be held to a higher standard to compensate for this, and the civilian legal system is poorly equipped to handle them.