New Cato analysis: the pervasiveness of deception in police work undermines the integrity and legitimacy of the criminal justice system. It leads to wrongful convictions, weakens civil liberties, and erodes public trust in law enforcement. www.cato.org/policy-analy...

(not to mention the widespread, sometimes overt law-breaking by police while on duty and off)

Welcome to 50 years ago! I'm glad you made it!

Yet all media still takes their word as gospel

I don't know how a person can sit on a jury these days and take anything the police say at face value. My initial assumption about cops is that they're lying; I would need independent corroborating sources to conclude otherwise.

As does the execution of innocent people. It erodes faith in the integrity of all three branches of government.