> That's how the police in America operate now; even for the most common interactions w/the public.

You cannot generalize police forces across the entire country that way. I've never had such an interaction with a police officer, presumably because the police department in my city is run better than that.

Are you white?

That's lucky. My county sheriff implemented predictive policing [1] until they were forced to stop because of many constitutional violations.

1. https://ij.org/press-release/case-closed-pasco-sheriff-admit...