At the risk of a "he said / she said".... First of all, the statistics for police violence in America are so incredibly awful compared to the rest of the world

At the risk of a "he said / she said".... First of all, the statistics for police violence in America are so incredibly awful compared to the rest of the world that we have to wonder what's going on here. It's not the press reports that is killing innocent people, it's the police. Secondly, my personal experience doesn't support the idea that most police are bending over backwards for the people. My scorecard: - Really great help with a flat tire and a missing jack. - Decent, professional interactions in a handful of traffic tickets and that kind of thing. But on the other hand: - I watched a friend get roughed up (not exactly beaten, but rough physical treatment) for no reason at all. - Been cursed at and had my IDs thrown around by annoyed cop (I understand why he was annoyed, but it was the result of him misinterpreting the situation) - I've had false evidence entered against me over a speeding ticket (to be fair, I was guilty, but the actual evidence offered was fabricated) - At about 13 y.o., in a market with a friend, and some bigger kids were physically bullying us. We turned to a police officer saying "those kids are trying to hurt us". The reply from the cop was, "better watch out, they'll probably hit you again". It's impossible to quantify, but my experience shows me that there's a really large proportion of bad cops.