I'll respectfully disagree, John. "Stupidly" is not the appropriate word here. "Arrogantly" is. The police, who demonstrate their arrogance every time they make an arrest for a nonsense charge like "disturbing the peace" or "disorderly conduct," don't care about the nationwide chatter they might induce. Why? Because they don't have to. Most citizens think the police are there to protect them, rather than being there to enforce a host of laws to control them or drain them financially. In short, they buy into that "thin blue line" nonsense.