I would say that this is the damage that is done by cops not holding themselves to a very high-standard. If cops never covered up for bad cops and we didn't regularly see abusive use of force, we could presume a certain level of trust in the police. Personally, I've lost that trust.
Exactly. It is indeed sad we can no longer take what the police say at face value. They’ve done this to themselves. They are NOT a protected class.