>>2431252This happens in policing and military contexts too. In Iraq, Americans had a really bad habit of acting aggressively. I think it's part of the reason why there are explosive anti-police riots in America, it's because the police act so aggressively, because they think that will make them safer. I'm speaking about America because it's my context, but I do think is probably very American too. And of course, you have these right-wing groups that will try to mimic the police and the military.
Just look at the Blackwater guys in Iraq on the left. But they exported this mentality to Iraq, and they had a method (borrowed directly from the U.S. military) to fire at cars that came too close to them. They'd first pump their fists and shout "get back!" (in Arabic) and then fire a warning shot, then put a burst into the engine, and then the next burst would go into the driver. But they're driving around a Middle Eastern country, it's not like you just forgive someone for shooting up your car. Of course these guys would get blown up.
Apparently, the British-style organizations worked a bit better. They were better at reading the street and blending in. From what I can tell, the British police will take people down and hit people with clubs, but they seem to do a lot more deescalation training. They don't give off the same kind of aura.