> Not very smart itself. How sad to reduce the whole thing to ignorant stereotypes

It's hard to call it an ignorant stereotype when it is the explicit policy of some police departments not to hire smart people. And to go to court to defend that policy.

https://abcnews.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story...

To be fair, there is legal precedent for cops not being too smart.

https://ny.prelawland.com/post/719662253773832192/too-smart-...

They're allowed to not hire someone if their IQ is too high. The stereotype is at the very least based on truth, and has been affirmed legally.

Have you watched any of the video from the raid, depositions, or the trial? They are not smart people.