Oh, good gawd... I hope you’re not one of those Einsteins who believes there’s no freedom in Europe. The overall freest country in the world according to the Freedom Index is New Zealand. Six of the top ten countries on the Freedom Index are in Europe. The USA didn’t make the top ten, sorry. Reporters Without Borders evaluates media freedom around the world. New Zealand comes in ninth, the USA is 45th. First place is occupied by Norway. In the Human Development Index, Norway comes first, New Zealand is in a tie with Belgium for 14th place and the USA comes in 17th. Whatever methodology is used by organizations that evaluate personal, media and economic freedoms, the USA is never first. America is a free nation indeed, but there are freer places around the world. Some have much more freedom.
And as for getting stopped by the police, American officers are quite dangerous as recent events have made abundantly clear around the world...especially if you aren’t lily white...