There appears to be a some police departments across the country who have lost lock on what their jobs are and who they serve.
Their job is to serve the public, which included both drivers in those videos.
Their job is to protect the public which included both drivers in those videos
They are also supposed to uphold the law.
It pretty obvious which officers did and did not do that.
I actually think the problem is one of culture. Instead of seeing themselves serving and protecting the public they see it as us vs a dangerous them or worse they see themselves as comic book heroes defeating criminals.
Maybe the last sounds a little off the wall but then again this happened:
That is a Kentucky police department with the skull logo of "The Punisher" coupled with "Blue Lives Matter" on their patrol cars.
(For those who don't know, the Punisher is a comic about an anti hero vigilante who acts as judge jury and executioner for bad guys)
How comfortable would you feel if a police cruiser showed up with a skull on its hood from a character who takes the law into his own hands?
(Hell when have you ever thought to yourself, it's the good guys! When you see a car with a skull on it?)
While that police department removed the decals after public outcry what kind of culture do you think the police chief who approved it in the first place fosters with his officers? One about protecting and serving or one about taking out the bad guys and coming home safely no matter what.
The fix for this stuff isn't sexy. It's improving training, hiring and police policies. It's measuring police interaction with the public and improving on poor areas.
The police have a tough job dealing the public and its more dangerous than many (but not all) jobs. However us vs them doesn't make it any safer or easier for all of us.