There is a blinding error when it come to cop shows

Think what happens when you get mugged. The innocent will fight back just as much as the criminals.

The object is to not the fight to begin with. Heck even criminals today even know their victims names.

My nephew got mugged at the very same bar that he was friendly with. Everyone knew his name.

The police must identify themselves by the way. Muggers and criminals won't.

The downside: if the cops announced themselves from advantageous proximity, it would free up an extra minute or so for more commercials.

Watching older tv programs and movies, we used to laugh at scenes where the housewife is prepping dinner for hubby's return from work but gets surprised by an intruder. She escapes his grasp and runs into the woods but is soon overtaken because she's in 4-inch heels, which she'd decided earlier would be just the right footwear for hoisting a roast from the oven.

Then there was the TV series "Sky King" from the 1950's.

The hero flew a private plane.

A typical episode would reach its climax as the bad guys conveniently stood around near the edge of a clearing, watched the plane circle and land, waited for Sky King to get out of the plane and hop onto the ground to strike a pose, and then announce, "All right boys, you're under arrest!"

theres not much on tv that is realistic. especially the "reality" shows. LOL

Or turning up at the deserted farm with lights and sirens blaring so they run off out the back. Cut to the boss cop leaning over the bonnet of the car exasperated saying "Darn they got away again".