You're both right. While it's extremely unlikely that OP would have any kind of injury at the hands of police in the U.S. (just like in any other country), it is not a secret that the U.S. suffers from an exceedingly disproportionate likelihood of dying at the hands of both fellow citizens and police.

It's hard to overstate how completely alone the United States stands when the stats are compacted: [0]

Australia had 94 fatal police shootings between 1992 and 2011. The U.S. had 97 in March of 2015.

England and Wales had 55 fatal police shootings in the last 24 years. The U.S. had 59 in the first 24 days of 2015.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/the-counted-...