“And because it is racist to ask if he was a US citizen, how can the police be held accountable for NOT telling him about counselor assistance.”
Good point.
American state-ism logic is not within a construct of rational thought.
The end goal is declared by the head of state thinking, and then all state laws and processes are at right angles to get there. This leaves only the political goal, millions of government jobs to enforce the unenforceable, and the frustrated public to pay both bills.
Bizzrroworld is where we live.