Never watched it but I do think the whole "beat up suspects without consequences" also wouldn't fly now for audiences who might find it unrealistic. It certainly could be done with impunity in the past (think the interrogation scene in Serpico) but I feel like the reality now is it really can catch up with cops in the long run (Derek Cha…
Never watched it but I do think the whole "beat up suspects without consequences" also wouldn't fly now for audiences who might find it unrealistic. It certainly could be done with impunity in the past (think the interrogation scene in Serpico) but I feel like the reality now is it really can catch up with cops in the long run (Derek Chauvin is a great example). In terms of drama I think The Wire really nailed it with Herc who follows the "Split heads the Western District way" theory of the job and it ultimately costs him after he roughs up a politically connected black minister (and breaks a lot of other rules). Likewise The Wire did a great job of showing the other costs of this approach to law enforcement: nobody is willing to talk to you in the long run and the whole department becomes less effective at it's core functions, that might have been easier to gloss over in an era of falling crime everywhere but it's a real problem now.
Never watched it but I do think the whole "beat up suspects without consequences" also wouldn't fly now for audiences who might find it unrealistic. It certainly could be done with impunity in the past (think the interrogation scene in Serpico) but I feel like the reality now is it really can catch up with cops in the long run (Derek Chauvin is a great example). In terms of drama I think The Wire really nailed it with Herc who follows the "Split heads the Western District way" theory of the job and it ultimately costs him after he roughs up a politically connected black minister (and breaks a lot of other rules). Likewise The Wire did a great job of showing the other costs of this approach to law enforcement: nobody is willing to talk to you in the long run and the whole department becomes less effective at it's core functions, that might have been easier to gloss over in an era of falling crime everywhere but it's a real problem now.