I suspect that in real life most interactions with the police in the US are actually more like UK TV than US TV.
I read somewhere that that the majority of US police officers never discharge a weapon in the course of their career except on a firing range. Don't know if it was true then or still is now though.
@bijouxbroussard Television is only a representation though, and sadly I'd imagine the US gets more attention than it deserves, but that comes with a certain territory if a country projects its media upon other cultures. I see in Canada, any mention of police brutality gets attention, and I'd wonder the rates of such incidences? Something that holds my attention, there's a story here in Toronto, of a young man, clearly distressed who brandished nothing, pretending he did, and police shot him. The officer tried pleading not guilty, saying the young man provoked the police to commit suicide for him.
The courts thankfully rejected that and found the officer negligent.
Negligent? Didn't they charge him with at least manslaughter? Or whatever it's called in Canada.
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@ninalanyon Criminal negligence is often the better charge, as it accounts for the actual events. I understand your position, and I should follow up in how he was found in proceedings, sometimes I hear of things that bug the shit out of me, and never find out the entire outcome. In Canada, the terms, if you are looking for accountability/retribution jail times would be about the same for manslaughter. That the terms mean really only what they mean. The rest would be left for a judge to be the judiciary in time.
I went on a binge of Spanish detective shows a couple of years ago, and it struck me that they drive normal cars. American police (shows or real life) all have to drive a large vehicle that makes you wonder if they’re compensating for something.
Funny thing is Voight murdering people is justified on that show. All US Cop Shows are advertisements for what upstanding, rational people the police are. It's like the shows are there to counteract the perception the country has about the Police.
@Pitchblue Very true. It’s one reason I like "Chicago PD" the least of the shows in that franchise. I started by watching that show and ended up liking "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med" much better.
