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Copaganda (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago

I 100% guarantee you there are very proper, professional teams of investigators who do prosecute rape thoroughly.

For women with rich dads.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago

*white women with rich dads

FTFY

[-] [email protected] 83 points 1 week ago

Actual police in small towns are way closer to Reno 911 than Law & Order.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago
[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

Really? I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've always thought Reno 911 made cops look like incompetent assholes.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not the other user but I'll answer: It effectively kawaiis them. Makes them seem like harmless goofballs instead of the vindictive organized predators that they all too often are. Gives viewers a false sense of security surrounding interactions with cops. Effectively erases the scale of the intentional and traumatic harm that they do to communities. Makes them seem relatable, in the way that your stupid silly friend is relatable. All in all, excuses them.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure if we watched the same show, I recall them doing all sorts of harmful and/or illegal things that most decent people would not find relatable at all. It definitely doesn't portray them as the deliberate organized evil that real life law enforcement actually are, but it's a comedy and this is the US it never would have been greenlit in the first place if they did. I think it does a good job of undermining the public image of US law enforcement in a way that deeply indoctrinated Americans won't immediately dismiss as hostile.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've seen reno 911.

Ive also seen true evil where the sheriff rules the town with an iron fist, terrorizing everyone he wants to.

Surprised we don't have more shows like that.

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[-] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago

The Rookie is another Copaganda show.

A bunch of cops all nerding out over following the law, ethical treatment of minorities, keeping each other in line, actively forcing out bad cops…

What planet is this?

I really like the cast and the show is fun, but it’s as much fantasy as the Rings Of Power.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

I've got a buddy that worked out of the same precinct the show supposedly takes place in. He obviously can't stand any aspect of the show.

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

on the other hand, maybe it will inspire people to become cops with morality?
i doubt it… but id rather hand a standard that they’re failing at, at least

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty sure anyone who becomes a cop to "reform it from the inside" will either be corrupted or pushed out. There've been a couple high profile cases of cops trying to reform, and they were rewarded with prizes like being shot in the head or having dead rats left in their mailboxes.

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The one written by a crime historian, with help from a retired homicide detective

Go figure it paints the most realistic picture

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

And Homicide. When I started watching it, I was surprised when some episodes ended but the investigation didn't lead to anything and the cops didn't really care.

In The Wire, I really liked when the cop found out the code used by dealers. He started saying "Those kids didn't go to school so the code should be simple..."

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago

The irony with the punisher skull is that he loathed crooked cops, and they’re the ones who love the symbol the most.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

The new daredevil tv show goes into this

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Cause they know he isn't real

[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

In Colorado right now, if a survivor goes through the ordeal of a sexual assault evidence exam, the state lab will take 554 days before they get around to analyzing it. (Here's a CPR story about the backlog.)

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

The police aren't there to keep you safe, they're there to protect the interests of the oligarchs

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Tesla Lives Matter!

[-] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

The thing that always bothered me about law and order shows were that the detectives would easily believe someone’s alibi as fact and just move on. Then you watch a show the first 48 and all they care about is the conviction probability. They don’t care about facts, just what their likelihood of winning in court would be.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Or just who they don’t like/want to see put away. How many times cops focus on one person because they incorrectly assume they’re the guilty person, so they keep them in interrogation for 15hrs, emotionally and physically abuse them, threaten everything they have and their entire life, lie, manipulate, and just completely wear the person down until they falsely confess? It’s a grossly common problem. And then once they’re in the death trap maze that is the legal system, their life is basically ruined. But those cops get a pat on the back and they move on with their lives. While an innocent person rots away

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

A guilty pleasure of mine is the bodycam footage channels on YouTube, its surprising how negatively/self-defeating some people react to police interactions. I steer clear of channels that have serious harm to the suspects, shootings and whatnot, but my job has me interact frequently with intoxicated or distressed community members and seeing how they process stressful situations is interesting.

These channels are copaganda but still, somewhat enjoyable and some deescalation techniques police use when employed gently have helped me with setting boundaries in customer interactions. I also feel like learning what not to do when interacting with police is helpful for me if I ever get pulled over, etc. Midwest Safety and Lens of Law are two that are more ethically run and primarily use FOIA requested bodycam footage.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

What's really surprising to me is how patient most cops are. I always said I couldn't be a cop because my temper would involve beating dumbshits with a baton.

Look, I hate pigs far more than most of you guys. And I have personal experiences/reasons going back decades. But sometimes watching my wife's cop show I'm screaming, "Just beat his fucking ass!"

Same goes for judges. Spent a night or two watching sovcits in court. Heysus, were I a judge I would bounce them out on their ear the second they starting talking that shit.

In case I get called a boot licker, and I will, here's my latest cop story.

For brevity let's just say I had words with my MAGA neighbor. No threats, well, except for him stomping down the street to kick my ass and me quietly walking inside for my Colt .45. This motherfucker call the cops on me! (First one to call wins. Every. Time. Remember that. I should have called first, but didn't think some yelling would come to that. Fucking MAGA pussy.)

Pigs show up dressed in their finest Hugo Boss black and one fat fuck is trying to get me to talk. I would not, except to state that no threats were exchanged and that's all he needs to know. Pig threatens to get a warrant and arrest me for "causing a public disturbance" if I don't allow him to violate my 5th amendment right to STFU. I STFU, nothing happened, because of course it didn't. Because I STFU.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cops most likely commit more sexual assault than they prosecute.

Less than 1% of rapes lead to felony convictions.

archive: https://archive.is/8UEja

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

Hey! Did you hear about the kid who held the door against a school shooter, got shot a bunch of times, and survived? Yeah, there's a picture of the kid in the hospital with a cop thanking the kid for doing the cop's job. Because, we all know a cop would not have done the same--or even have been in the building.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

I strongly dislike cop shows. Never been a fan of the gangster aesthetic. Can sometimes tolerate superhero stuff but it's not really my thing.

I was shocked at how much I enjoyed Gotham.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

otoh whenever i think of svu i think of ~~barry allen~~ john mulaney doing ice-t being confused about everything

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

pretty much every modern law enforcement tv show is copaganda.

Dick Wolf has made bank from it.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

a hybrid of copaganda, and military propaganda NCIS. especially the showrunner/writers goes all thirsty though.

criminal minds too, but FBI-ganda. pre-firing of Hotches actor.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I mean, John Oliver did an entire breakdown on Law & Order on Last Week Tonight. Worth the watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNy6F7ZwX8I

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Some fiction exists to inspire.

Like, we're on a direct path to the Star Trek: TNG post-scarcity civilization, right? With food replicators and transporters and holodecks and so forth.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Check notes: next step world war 3...

Yup, we're right on target.

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