I don’t believe the cops always tell the truth either. Way too much “us against them” there for me. The isolation of cops from the general populace is a really bad thing for both groups.
But I don’t think we should accept the claims of a plaintiff in lawsuit as the complete truth either.
I have to wonder why good cops tolerate the bad ones and the stupid ones (can’t tell what floor the warrant is supposed to be served on? C’mon. Even Chicago cops can’t be that illiterate.). Do they have any idea how much of their credibility is being compromised here?