a profession i have only had bad experiences in real life with.

and i say that as someone who adores cop procedurals
all the Law and Orders
Chicago PD
CSIs
Person of Interest
all of these shows kick that "ends justify the means" shit. but it's so sanitized. i'd love to see a show like The Boys but for police procedurals. I guess that's what The Shield was? I've only seen a couple episodes.

i do think a majority of folks that are police grew up watching these shows, and being told about the nobility and status of being a cop. "women love a man in uniform" type of shit. and thinking they too were doing some noble cause because of how the shows framed their characters. and some of them joined because the badge gives them the power they lack on their own. but damn near all of these folks were just too stupid to be able to do something else and they'll let anybody be a cop.

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