"I think one of the things that has been shocking about these cases is the audacity with which these police officers acted, and with ruthless disregard of the consequences to people who are actually innocent," said attorney Michael C. Schwartz, of James, Schwartz and Associates in Center City. He and partner Jonathan James are representing 14 plaintiffs. "Obviously some of the people who are involved in the drug trade, that's who these guys targeted. But in the process of trying to target those people, they ran roughshod over the rights of the people they were mistaken about."