True. But most countries give their police more powers to abuse and somehow they see less of their police power abuse involving dead people. It can't be a direc

True. But most countries give their police more powers to abuse and somehow they see less of their police power abuse involving dead people. It can't be a direct reason (police certainly don't shoot to kill because they need to fulfill some imagined power abuse quota), but I suspect that the shootings are indirectly rooted in Americans expecting their police to do their jobs without ever doing more that polite chitchat unless they declare someone a clear and imminent danger. I'd rather be harassed than shot at.