The law gives cops the benefit of the doubt. Obviously it’s not ideal in all situations, but you have to legislate for society as a whole, not the individual. You can’t stop bad cops from getting hired, you can only try to minimize their damage.
“The law gives cops the benefit of the doubt.”
I once gave cops the benefit of the doubt. Mind you as a teen I was a punk who “hated” cops. We actually (in 1972) had a shaved head county cop who we actually called ‘officer Krupke’.
But at about 23 yrs of age decided it was easier to assume the cop was telling the truth until evidence directed otherwise. I don’t assume that anymore and I welcome the age of the ubiquitous camera.