Many police forces in Europe operate in a totally different manner than what you've described of Asia + America. This is not a "universal" problem. Ultimately,

Many police forces in Europe operate in a totally different manner than what you've described of Asia + America. This is not a "universal" problem. Ultimately, this comes down to the management strategies the police utilize. The British/American paradigm is the tragic, horrible police management strategy that leads to the types of stories we're discussing now. Many Asian countries follow the same such policies. Go look at Norway's police force, and you'll see that things can be very, very different.