Having been in other countries let me tell you Police don't mess around. You can go to prison for life for pot. Driving while drunk can get you executed or long prison time. In the USA you live in a bubble. If Police shoot you no one is going to riot in protest. Courts are totally different, you are presumed guilty and judges are not bound so much by precedents or fear of getting overturned by a higher court. You are not let go because you are an athlete. They do not like or tolerate foreigners except for the money you bring as a tourist. People in the rest of the world are racist and proud of it. When you are in another country you must show respect. I am not saying they will hate you, but they will not suffer arrogance.