How to actually stop police brutality, according to science

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4. You'd make a good cop.

Okay, let's rephrase that to a "good bad cop."

"De-escalate" is a key.

That means you don't escalate.

Much escalation is when the person you're trying to exert authority or control over resists and doesn't comply (or isn't seen as complying). Then the immediate reaction when you're faced with a challenge to the authority you're entitled to is, well, "kick them in the balls."

Most cops I've known--not a large number, to be sure--prefer cooperation to control. Then again, if the people they were in charge of dealing with were into cooperation, there'd be no problem.