It's worth considering that a police officer could be right 999 times out of 1000, but all that good work can be forgotten when a case like this makes the news. Unfortunately, we rely on the statistical median IQ of the population to be correct 100% of the time, which puts a lot of pressure on them, much like the pressure put on teachers.

It's unclear whether the police officer failed in their duty in this case or if some policy prevented them from "protecting and serving." Having oversight in such situations could significantly reduce the failure rate. If a police officer is likely to make an error in judgment 5% of the time, having someone review the case could reduce the failure rate to 0.25%. Something to consider. But you know. Defund the police?

I'm one of the rare few who are willing to give police officers the benefit of the doubt because they're human, and humans make errors all the time. We put a lot of pressure on certain professions to do things that humans aren't capable of, such as the grocery store worker who directed us to the wrong aisle or the drive-thru worker who messed up our order. Although errors can have significant impacts, they're all made by humans, who are inherently flawed by virtue of being human.