Quote:So you're saying this has always been going on but we're just now knowing about it because of the cell phones?
Before video evidence what you had is:
Victim: That cop beat the shit out of me for no reason.
Cop: He was resisting, your honor.
Judge: Guilty as charged.
It was a basic tactic of plea-bargaining 101. The DA tells some poor dumb fuck "who do you think the jury will believe? You. Or a police officer?
Lots of people are rotting in jails right now because of that. Actual trials are rare.