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Yes I'm sure their police force is entirely free of any psychological problems and in no way selects for people who might be incline to abuse their position of authority.

Oh wait, this came out just yesterday:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/10/detective-respon...

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on a micro level there are always specific cases of individual in group did a thing.

but we have a totally different approach to policing, which is what i was actually meaning https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56834733

> The report looked at police training requirements in more than 100 countries and found that the US had among the lowest, in terms of average hours required.

> Also, many other countries require officers to have a university degree - or equivalent - before joining the police, but in the US most forces just require the equivalent of a high-school diploma.

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Good friend is a criminal defense barrister. Most polite thing I can say is that you are drawing incorrect conclusions from the data you have.
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