It's totally unfair to generalize about US police. A lot are too brutal, a lot of local cop agencies seem to accept too much brutality but saying US police are, in general, too brutal is a bit like saying Muslims are generally terrorists. We take the good with the bad.
A lot of people in every profession are assholes.
Would a thread called "Lying American Attorneys" be any fun? No. How about "Unethical American Businessmen"? No. Both of these subsets of professionals are givens. Same with the segment of cops who abuse their power.
It is interesting to see the responses in this thread though. Reactions to citizens do seem to be based on the officers' personal biases. For me, every time I've been stopped or questioned by a cop none have ever given me any trouble but maybe that's because when they do, I'm an acquiescent charming whiteguy.
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