Every day, thousands of police officers willingly put their lives in danger to uphold their pledge. But in the years that have followed the infamous Rodney King trial and its terrible aftermath, cops find it more and more difficult to do their jobs. In Cops Under Fire, veteran Associated Press writer Larry McShane probes a series of high–profile cases involving police officers who used force in the line of duty to protect themselves or their fellow officers. Striving to uphold the law, these officers now find their motives questioned, their reputations destroyed. Worse, these officers are finding themselves in court, charged with corruption, manslaughter, or murder.