A simple police operation done by the books is not newsworthy. That can give a skewed impression.

In my opinion, the overall image holds that the US police doesn't do as good a job as police in countries with 2.5 - 3.5 years of training, different screening / application criteria and better pay.

Part of "fixing" the problems specific to the US would be to provide such training as well as a payment that makes it an attractive job for people who would also succeed in a different career. Only way to do that would be to raise taxes significantly for the 1 percent or 0.1 percent.

It would also be necessary to hold them accountable. A "few bad apples" are one thing, but when the system covers for them, it's a systematic problem, regardless of the number. There need to be real consequences for criminal behaviour on the job, all while having a measured response (retraining, warning, ...) for faulty actions that can happen to anyone in the heat of the moment.