Originally Posted by MaDalton

i would think the whole US police system has major flaws

like too much ex-military - people that are used to shoot at anything

and then police training - i read it takes usually about 12 weeks - over here it's 2-3 years

and when you look at a typical police training, you see where the main focus lies on:

Firearms skills 60 hrs
Self-defense 44 hrs

But:
Ethics and integrity 8 hrs
Cultural diversity 8 hrs
Human relations 11 hrs
Use of non-lethal weapons 12 hrs
Stress prevention/management 6 hrs

Police recruit training and academy summary - Discover Policing

and the result you see in the video