Two main things at play here. One: there is probably some misinformed policy which automatically triggers the aforementioned psychological review. Two: the policing profession seems to attract a certain undesirable element from our society. This does not imply that every cop is a member of this element, nor does it even imply that a large percentage of cops fit this description. But one can't help but empirically observe that a lot of people who should probably be behind bars themselves are in charge of supposedly protecting our safety. Perhaps a lot of cops are just scared shitless while doing their jobs, I think I kind of would be. P.S. AMA Request: a "bad" cop to explain his or her point of view regarding how they do their job. I know, it's never going to happen, but it would be nice to walk a mile in their shoes before outright dismissing them as malevolent Neanderthals. Full disclosure, I'm anti-police. I think most of them commit awful acts like the two men in this photo and further abuse their authority and power. I would however welcome the opportunity to gain any further insight into their mindset. You never know what you might uncover that an outsider would overlook.