That copper was quite clearly a bell end and should have lost his job and his licence for doing that
Daily Mail-style knee-jerk reaction I'm afraid. Look at it logically: Any muppet with a bike licence and a load of cash can walk into a dealer and buy a 180mph superbike. A lot do and then find they have nowhere near the skills or experience to handle it, leading to idiotic riding as witnessed by many on here, or them ending up in hospital or worse.
Whether you like this state of affairs or think it's sensible (it's probably a sign that I'm getting old that I'm starting to think it's not) it's the way it is. Given that people can and do buy such bikes and want to and will use the performance in question, instructors like the copper I referred to are to be commended as they recognise that fact and do their best to impart sufficient skills and knowledge to keep these guys alive.
Similarly, my (car) driving instructor took me out on the local dual carriageway while I was learning and made me accelerate to and sit at 70mph. Scared the life out of me first time he did it, but his rationale was that you'd have to drive at that speed on motorways and the like once you'd passed your test so best that you did it first in controlled conditions. Similar sensible thinking IMO, but sadly uncommon.
Good luck to those who ride. But no matter how much I love bikes, I'll not have another one
A fair few people feel the same about road cycling. I can understand why people think that way, but I love road riding and road motorcycling too much too stop. I accept the risks and do my best to mitigate them.