American police are framed as warriors, not peacekeepers or counsellors. There seems to be little about the culture surrounding policemen in the US that would

American police are framed as warriors, not peacekeepers or counsellors. There seems to be little about the culture surrounding policemen in the US that would encourage him to have acted "reasonably" here. From quotas, to the increasing militarisation, to their intense public vs. cops tribalism, there is little reason why police aren't encouraged to apply the strongest "zero-tolerance" tools they have, which has led to a bunch of unfortunate instances.