"Have yall ever discussed the politics of 'The First 48'?"
I never really thought about it until recently because I love the show, but.. 97% of the episodes are black on black violence. The fuck is up? Where the white men killing their wives and kids killing their parents and all that wild shit??
4. "i can't stand the show." In response to Reply # 0
i get frustrated watching the suspects answer questions during police interrogation w/o an attorney present or w/o having consulted w/an attorney (who should advise them to STFU).
and i generally dislike the tone of the show and the favor shown to police and prosecutors in criminal cases.
21. "Exactly why I can't fool with it......" In response to Reply # 4
We the children of the Light, you know what I mean? That's why I'm hating on the darkness like Paula Deen Cause in my hood they masked up like it's Halloween We going hard for the Rock, but we not some fiends - Andy Mineo
to guarantee that they have content, they focus on the areas that have the most violence and thus, murders to make a show about. they have a schedule and they can't just wait around for some spoiled white kid to kill his parents because they didn't buy him a car for his 16th birthday (that would be probably one of the best episodes though).
unfortunately, those areas are predominantly poor and minority in make-up.
my wife and i are always shocked when the perp(s) or victim(s) are white.
the first 48 always confounds me. it has good aspects to it, but i wonder how it plays with amerikkka.
15. "RE: they need content. -----No" In response to Reply # 13
Murders committed by black people make up around half of the murders in this country. That means about half of the murders and murderers go unrepresented on the show. Don't tell me there ain't enough white murders to go around.
16. "right...i get that." In response to Reply # 15
what * I'M * saying is they have limited resources and limited time, so all they have to do is focus on a 20 square block area in most bigger cities and they'll have their show.
white people obviously commit murders too, but they'd have to be running here and there to cover them. that doesn't make sense logistically.
that's too bad, because * IF * the point of the show is to expose people to the darkness of the human condition and the people who try to right those wrongs, you'd have a better show if you didn't basically focus on drug murders.
No lie one Saturday my girl came over in the morning while i washing clothes and cleaning up and we watched about 8 hours worth of white on white crime shows.
They be on that evil chop the body up and spread over 3 different county shit.
20. "That show exposes just how dirty cops really are...." In response to Reply # 0
We the children of the Light, you know what I mean? That's why I'm hating on the darkness like Paula Deen Cause in my hood they masked up like it's Halloween We going hard for the Rock, but we not some fiends - Andy Mineo
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