I can only offer vague prejudices here, but... My guess is that outside the USA your legal protections are likely similar or a bit weaker, but the cops are les

I can only offer vague prejudices here, but... My guess is that outside the USA your legal protections are likely similar or a bit weaker, but the cops are less likely to be antagonistic. (And even in the USA, it will depend on locality and all kinds of circumstances). Various incentives exist for police and prosecutors to aggressively put people behind bars. I think these are stronger in the populist US, than in other rich democracies where beaurocratic respectability is more valued.