[rmetzler]

From what I read online (and I can be very wrong) people are trained for 3 to 6 months in the US and then they are cops. It’s a least 2.5 years, 3 years, or 5 years (depending on your career choice) for police officers in Germany.

[leephillips]

I also hear that in Germany you actually require people to know how to drive before you give them licenses. We could learn a few things from you. Cops in the US frequently shoot themselves in the foot, shoot blindly into buildings, etc. Yes, hordes of untrained armed police with emotional problems are a big issue in the US. They are empowered by the knowledge that the legal system will almost never hold them accountable.

[rmetzler]

Wait, how do you get a drivers license in the US? Do you have a minimum of required training, a theoretical and a practical test?

[rr888]

I got my first drivers license in Utah in the 90s while I was a tourist. You did ~20? multiple choice questions then a 10 minute test drive - wasn't even on real roads. Looks like it hasn't changed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTUCmTbPQfo https://secure.utah.gov/exam-center/exam/bank/take-test.html

[leephillips]

Yes, but the tests are cursory. Just drive on the highways in the US and you’ll immediately see that the testing regime doesn’t work. Also, you just need to pass the meaningless tests once, and then can move from state to state and retain your license well into your oblivious years of senility.

[nicbou]

Yeah. The test is harsh, but you get really good drivers out of it. Driving in the US isn't bad, but it's noticeably worse than in Germany.

If you want to have fun, compare how many bullets are fired by cops in Germany to how many people are killed by cops in the US. Those numbers have no business being this close to each other.