Judging by the fact that it happens and there are now widespread protests and conflicts about it instead of unanimous action to prevent it happening again, it's not excessive to many people in the US. There are a lot of people that feel you should always do whatever the police say and that they can use whatever force they deem necessary to get people to comply. I think that mindset is also quite evident by how the police in the US have become militarised and how the death penalty is still a thing there.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Judging by the fact that it happens and there are now widespread protests and conflicts about it instead of unanimous action to prevent it happening again, it's not excessive to many people in the US. There are a lot of people that feel you should always do whatever the police say and that they can use whatever force they deem necessary to get people to comply. I think that mindset is also quite evident by how the police in the US have become militarised and how the death penalty is still a thing there.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~