Cops who turn thier siren on to avoid congested lights -or just run em

[Anacardo]

The Austin PD also pulls that look-both-ways-and-run-the-light, no lights, no sirens move aaaaaaalll the time. You can sit on the patio at any number of downtown restaurants on a weeknight and see a cruiser pull this move at the stoplight once every couple hours.

I'm sure you can justify either of these on any number of pretexts, but ultimately they're about power, pure and simple. They can, and they want to, so they do. Hence the resentment cops inspire.