This is one of the things I don't understand about America. If this is really true, how can it possibly happen? I'm from one of the more stable countries in Eu

This is one of the things I don't understand about America. If this is really true, how can it possibly happen? I'm from one of the more stable countries in Europe. While there is corruption and abuse in the police, the average officer has greater loyalty to the system than to their superiors. Which means that if someone refuses to do their job, you can fire them and possibly charge them with crimes, and you will eventually find a replacement willing to do the job. The only way I can see something like this happening is if the average police officer does not believe in the legitimacy of the political and legal system.