I always assumed the reason why there are so many cop and detective shows is to condition people into always complying with whatever they say. Every TV show and Movie always shows the cops as some heroic savior, when they knock to search a house without cause or a warrant the person bows down and says "please me lord search away". All these shows always present bowing down to anything government says as the "right thing to do". Seems a bit counterproductive to get rid of one of their best sources of social conditioning.
I always assumed the reason why there are so many cop and detective shows is to condition people into always complying with whatever they say. Every TV show and Movie always shows the cops as some heroic savior, when they knock to search a house without cause or a warrant the person bows down and says "please me lord search away". All these shows always present bowing down to anything government says as the "right thing to do". Seems a bit counterproductive to get rid of one of their best sources of social conditioning.
And then you had "The Shield" where half of the characters were crooked cops.
Great show
Did they ever get in trouble for anything?