And if you are a Kennedy, none of this applies.
If you are a Kennedy none of anything applies.
"The rules don't apply to them." - Rush Limbaugh.
Actually, if you are a member of Congress, none of this applies. Under Article 1 Section 6 of the US Constitution, the police cannot arrest or even question a Member of Congress if he is on his way to or from a debate in Congress.
The Police did the right thing in Patches' case, as uncomfortable as that fact is. Patches has a special immunity. Yet one more reason to never send a Kennedy to Congress.