There are definitely problems with policing in the United States. Cops are supposed to “serve and protect” the people but focus too much on serving and protecting the government which serves and protects the status quo. Police only get a few months of training (3 months in South Dakota) and too much of that is focused on control and not enough focused on deescalation. The drug policies cops enforce are based on punishment and not treatment. The Supreme Court doctrine of qualified immunity protects bad cops and Congress doesn’t override the court. Police internal review is a sham because people have a natural tendency to protect their own people. We definitely need to reform police training and goals. We also need to reform government.