This is a perfect example of the deep and costly hole that lax police oversight and incompetent leadership brings on - these officers clearly believed they could use their position to carry out their petty illegal actions, with expectation the city would step in to protect them when they get caught -at taxpayers expense.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME?  Why on earth is the city paying for defense of any of them (kudos to the lawyers who recommended denying all a defense)?  Clearly the police and 4 members of the Police Commission think we taxpayers are stupid enough to sign an open check book as cover up for their illegal actions, gross disregard for the public and sickening mismanagement.