RCMP Officers- Above the law?

I found this article quite shocking.
My question is "Are RCMP officers above the law?"
Much ado was done in regards to a Canadian RCMP
officer that was killed by a supposed drunk driver
recently.
A big state funeral and millions attending.
While I feel sympathy for this officer's family, I wonder
how it is that they are allowed to commit a crime
and get such stupid unreasonable sentences.
Respect is earned and we must respect an officer
as he upholds the Laws of our land.
BUT here we have a big BUTT.............
Can I respect a molester?
Can I respect a police officer who targets Gay
bars for protection money?
Can I respect an officer who is caught with
drugs?
Can I respect an officer who rapes native
women?
Zarina
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RCMP officer convicted of sexual assault may
keep his job
Last Updated Fri, 19 May 2006 19:17:26 EDT
CBC News
A senior RCMP officer in New Brunswick has
been given a six-month conditional sentence for
sexual assault.
Insp. Alain Heon was convicted of repeatedly
groping and touching the wife of an officer who
worked for him.
According to internal documents obtained by CBC
News, it's a much harsher penalty than the RCMP
planned to give Heon, who is a district commander
in the province.
He'll serve two months under house arrest and be
entered in the National Sex Offender registry,
but he still has a job with the force, at least for now.
"Discharging Mr. Heon remains a possibility," said
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Terry Kennedy.
"However, no decision has been made today."
Chose fine over dismissal
Before Friday's sentence, the Mounties had a clear
plan to keep Heon on the job.
Internal RCMP documents obtained by CBC
News show,
"The board seriously considered . . .dismissal from
the force."
But in the end, it decided "a fine equal to 20 days
of pay" is "fair to Insp. Heon. . . [and it] clearly
demonstrates the board's reprobation of such
conduct while allowing him to continue to contribute
to the RCMP."
The victim of Heon's sexual assault said
earlier, in a phone interview with CBC
News, that she was outraged that Heon
may end up keeping his job.
The RCMP has dealt with this kind of situation
before. Others kept on the job
Heon's internal discipline report cites four
previous similar cases involving other officers
who were allowed to keep their jobs.
One officer received a "demotion," "counselling"
and "a transfer . . . [for] initiating unwanted sexual
contact with two different women and harassing a
third."
Two other officers received "the confiscation of 10
days pay . . . having initiated unwanted sexual contact
with sleeping women."
Daisy Kler is a crisis worker with Vancouver's Rape
Relief and Women's Shelters.
She says the RCMP's actions send the wrong
message "for ordinary raped and battered women
who are trying to use the RCMP to seek justice
when they know the internal politics within the RCMP
is to accept this behaviour, and that men that do this
behaviour within the RCMP are able to keep their
jobs." Under RCMP rules, if a member receives a
sentence in custody, the force does have the discretion
to fire the officer. Now that Heon has been sentenced
to house arrest, the RCMP administration will be
meeting to decide if he'll be fired.
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CANADIANS WAKE UP AND SMELL THE
ROSES!!!
Are we being taken advantage of?