"...but you knew that you would have been in some danger doing the same back home, too, right?"
I live in the UK and only criminals need to worry about the police here (some minorities may disagree with that statement, but that is another topic completely)... protecting myself from the police or anybody except criminals and lowlifes is a strange concept to me...
In what way do the police target foreigners? Who else in the goverment / services target foreigners?
you just don't see it. If you live in the UK it's the government that has you conned. And if you cannot see this, then you would stand NO chance here........