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It's interesting to see how this gets so much attention in the US. In Europe, specifically NL, I haven't been in a single situation the past 32 years of my life

It's interesting to see how this gets so much attention in the US. In Europe, specifically NL, I haven't been in a single situation the past 32 years of my life where I would have needed this. I do not expect I would need it the coming decades either. These are stories we catch from Russia where each and every cop seems to be corrupt. To see a similar thing in the US is mind blowing to me. Thanks for sharing though! Might help another reader in this thread. I guess I must be happy to pass on this one.

asdff 8y ago
It's not corruption, but a lack of professionalism. I'll assume police in the Netherlands see their job as just an occupation rather than an identity. Some people in the U.S. imagine police officers as this 'lawman' figure like a young Clint Eastwood in a poncho rather than just a citizen with a shift job to work like a garbage man. This notion ends up normalizing the artificial 'us vs them' thinking that leads to so many of these escalated situations and tragedies. It doesn't help that movements like blue lives matter seem to be actively engaged in supporting this thinking.