One of the problems is how police education happens. In Europe, police education starts in high school, you go to a specialized high school for it (and then con

One of the problems is how police education happens. In Europe, police education starts in high school, you go to a specialized high school for it (and then continue to police college). As a result, the police are much more skilled and professional. You start by studying the law. I don't think you even shoot a gun before you know the law very well. It's unheard of that the police would say shoot a drunk guy with a knife. The way it happens, is that one of the cops who has more martial arts experience (which is one of the things the cops study, which they can do since their education takes much longer) puts on a protective vest and physically immobilizes the drunk. In the US, the same situation is very likely to end up with the the drunk having more holes in him than a colander. What's also funny to me is the extent to which police in the US tackle people. Tackling someone is like the worst idea in the world.