I "love" when a show like Law and Order has a scene where the cops go to arrest somebody who is later proven to be innocent, and it's always at their workplace, or a busy family function, or a restaurant. The cops proceed to loudly accuse the person of the heinous crime right in front of their friends/family/neighbors/coworkers.

Then later on, the actual perp is arrested and no mention is made again of the innocent person they practically eviscerated in public or front of their loved ones.

It's like these shows exist to subliminally train people to passively accept cops treating them like shit.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They shouldn't have just been living their lives like that.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Stuff I like is different! It's NoT HyPoCrISy!

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (6 children)

You can enjoy TV shows and movies while knowing ACAB is the truth.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Even if you know it, they still worm their way into your head as surely as Barry Manilow’s TV commercial jingles.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Is it any wonder I tend to gravitate to video games where the main character is stranded alone somewhere. Subnautica, Satisfactory, Factorio, Antichamber...

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The cop dramas are often like modern fantasy to me. There's different classes and quests. It doesn't reflect real life.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

We're more aware of it now. Cop shows have always been about cops willing to break the rules, and they are made the heroes. This gave a whole generation an excuse to look at dirty cops as heroes doing what they needed to do

[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I like the myth of the police, not actual cops, I like Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz, actual cops can suck a nard

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Everything is propaganda if it changes your view of something

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Doesn't even need to change your mind.

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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago

"Which propaganda?"
"Exactly what I'm talking about!"

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