It's a US cultural thing to either avoid blaming the police for anything, or make excuses for them. Brutal police behavior is seen as either acceptable, or what even desirable. I've seen reddit posts where a protester slightly taunts the police and gets pepper sprayed in the face, and all the commenters were gleefully saying things like "fuck around and find out", without even thinking that maybe there wasn't enough fucking around to warrant any finding out.
When you try and point this out, you're called various names, because apparently you either support the police 100%, or you're a criminal.
When you try and point this out, you're called various names, because apparently you either support the police 100%, or you're a criminal.