COPS (the show)

then there was also this cops in philly one, where some philly cops were attacked in some typical north philly slum by a naked, 500-lb black dude who was bleeding and squealing like a stuck pig.

He's naked, and apparently he's busted his ankle guys - you think he's gonna pull a switchblade out of his ass and pose a threat?

When I saw the commercial for this COPS episode, I was surprised to find out that it was still on; but I think this was a one-off thing. New episodes aren't in production any more, are they? I watch it whenever it's on and I have nothing else to do. It speaks for itself.

I'd MUCH rather be a COPS watcher than a Friends watcher

I would've thought long ago that I would personally have a problem with a television show exploiting the arrests of the poor and drug-addicted, but shit. I can't get enough of this.

Know the enemy, people.

And how much say do the local police departments have over what gets on the air. If some cop somewhere makes an offhand racist comment (perish the thought!), can they keep FOX from broadcasting it?

They kept going back and forth between the re-enactment and the trooper sitting there telling his story. He had this "aw-shucks" kind of way of recounting the events of that day.

Soon as the segment ended, a photograph of the trooper was displayed with 1954 - 1998 underneath it. The announcer explained that the trooper had dropped dead of a sudden heart-attack shortly after the segment had been filmed.

'she'll be singing the beer bottle blues behind bars!'

The show is an invaluable window into the psychology of cops and the way they interact with people - always be assertive and/or condescending, don't let TV crews film actual take-down of suspects (somehow the TV cameras always seem to arrive AFTER the dude is already cuffed and on the ground), trust no one who isn't a cop, etc. After seeing this show so much there is definitely an easily identifiable "cop talk" mode of speaking, a way of being both pedantic and seemingly sympathetic at the same time. Its like the voice of a particularly exhausted baby-sitter who's only respite is in being blithely sadistic to the children.

Cops has taught me I could never be a cop or a judge because 99% of the time I believe the 'perps' story and am always surprised when it turns out differently.

me too

i loved this show. i don't know how much i'd like without pot, though.

"He came up to me and was sticking his finger in my face. then he called me george bush which was really stepping over the line!'

this was hilarious.

upthread, Killy, how was that disgusting? Would you have preferred that the cop arrested her for being DUI or searching her car for drugs like he probably should have? I was amazed that he gave her a break. Hopefully she took it to heart.

saw really good epi on g4 yesterday ~ not sure what city it was in but these 2 dudes reported a break-in at their house and they were fuckin stoned as shit. 1 guy is tryin 2 describe the guy who he thinks robbed him (some black guy he was just lettin stay there whos name he didnt know) and the cop is all can you describe him what more do u know abt him and the 2nd guy is all 'he likes smokin a lot of weed' and sez it abt 4 times while the other guy is all 'gee that is really helpful' and trying 2 give him shit 4 why the fuck are u talkin abt weed to these cops

then the 2nd part was an indian (?) lady who didnt speak english too well who ran her car off the road but forgot 2 mention the boy on a bicycle she hit while doing it -- who, the boy, appears out of nowhere and is ttly jacked up and answers i cant remember 2 every question hes asked

omg ^this^ same 1 is on again. damn only signifier is 2005 'coast to coast'(?) it is fantastic

Incarceration - Oh-so-ironically named faux band created by the Albuquerque Police Dept. as part of a prostitution sting featured in an 0episode of Cops. Can you freaking believe it? A freaking fake band on Cops! The band drove around in a white limo trying to pick up and bust hookers. According to the pre-sting debriefing, the drummer is the lead singer. They looked to be of the Foghat/Eddie Money genre of mulleted older guys who were going to pot but who still hit the stage every night.

cops is maybe my favorite tv show

there was also a UK programme called THE COPS
that I really liked
in 1998-9

I wonder if it's on dvd?

this newest one was wild, fuckin sting operation in boynton beach on a woman who hired a hitman (undercover cop) 2 murk her husband, who then the cops call & tell her it actually went down & she puts on an oscar perf of grief when she comes to the "murder scene". then they confront her in the interrogation room w/ the undercover hitman & her alive husband

Yeah; it's funny - after 24 years of episdoes or whatever they've kind of started to expand their horizons with the newest two seasons. I wonder if the shift to HD (it looks amazing now) has inspired them? They did a recent border-patrol one at the San Ysidro California/Mexico crossing that was fascinating.

Also, Shakey's post up there from many years ago is right-on in many ways and totally bogus in one -

(They) don't let TV crews film actual take-down of suspects (somehow the TV cameras always seem to arrive AFTER the dude is already cuffed and on the ground)

- that's patently untrue and has never been the case on this show. Hell, there are dozens - maybe hundreds - of examples of flagrant police brutality in this show's history. But almost everything involved in this line of work is physically, emotionally, and morally complicated.

kinda lol mostly sad: junkie lady asks "can we stop and get a slushie" as shes getting arrested

GO INSIDE ITS A FERAL ZEBRA

"driving for complete regard for, you know, public safety"

damn sorry, "driving with complete DISregard for, you know, public safety"