Double standards

I have been in Bangalore for a good seven years now, actually almost closing in on eight. I came here fresh out of post-grad college with a plum job already in my pocket. I have seen this city from the eyes of a youngster for whom the entire world existed within the confines of MG road and Brigade road. At that time, all that mattered was paying the monthly rent, doing my job well and partying the weekend away.
Sudhakar and me were well into our relationship then. We had as means of transport a trusty scooter that took us all over. Over the weekends when we were often out late, we often noticed cops stopping young men on bikes and giving them the breath analyser test. More often than not, our vandi too was flagged down, but the minute the cops saw me (a girl) sitting pretty behind Sudhakar, we were always told to move on.
I used to find it really wierd. I mean, is it that when guys and girls are together, there cannot be drinks involved. Then came the next funny thing. With time, we got a car, and once again we used to be out late. We used to see cops hailing cars to give them a lift to some place. But if there was a woman in the car they would not.... Why on earth is that.
Better yet. When Anoushka was born, we used to take her for late night drives on the nights she would not sleep. The cops who did try to stop us for checking would literally clear the roads for us to go but would not stop us.
Ok. Some of you may say that it was very chivalrous of them to do so. But sorry, I beg to differ. In times like these when terrorism seems to lurk around every corner, why is it that a car with a woman and child in it are exempt for the rules. In fact this happened to us again for the umpteenth time last night. Does it mean that when you have a wife and child you will not be a terrorist or one in the making. Veerappan was married and had kids, Osama Bin Laden has several offspring and wives. The person who killed Rajiv Gandhi was woman on a suicide mission.
Let's forget the fact that the above mentioned were all sensational stories. Is it not possible that a couple with their young child in tow have gone to a party, where both irresponsible adults may have hit the bottle a little too hard and are now driving home with a child. Does it not come under the purview of the police force.
Another fact Sudhakar and me debated on was that people like us are generally law abiding citizens. It would actually do our morale good, to be stopped, checked and let go on the fact that we got all things right.
It would also be a boost for the cops who will at least thank their stars that there are some people who follow the letter of the law.
Why these double standards is something that only the police force can answer.