• Fired Utah police officer charged with sexual abuse of teen girl
• 22-year-old left brain dead from ‘days-long brutal torture’ in Alabama prison, lawsuit says
• New York Governor orders firing of 14 officers involved in prison death
• Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of capitol attack
• Family sues over Michigan man's death at Bexar County jail
• Excessive force, negligence claims can proceed in case stemming from 2020 death of man in custody
• Hmmm: Man found dead in police vehicle apparently became trapped
• How a ‘blue wall of silence’ let Central NY prison guards get away with day of terror
• Indiana jail workers believed Louisville woman who died in custody was 'faking it,' records show
• Missouri Governor commutes sentence for cop who killed black man
• "Excited delirium": How cops are trained to get away with killing people
I've basically stopped being able to enjoy cop shows.
For a while I was watching the Rookie as a mindless fun show.... But the way cops are always portrayed is pure fucking propaganda.
If you just consumed Hollywood you'd think cops are all selfless, hard working, go beyond anything and everything for the community! You'll do everything to save you short of giving you a blow job!
Meanwhile, in the real world they stay outside while shooters execute kids... They beat up helpless protesters while sucking Nazi dicks...
With very rare exceptions (basically none before The Shield), cop shows are fairy tales of good and evil, highly effective propaganda. When talking to many or most Americans about police, you're talking about police, but they're talking about Sergeant Joe Friday from Dragnet.