LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting call to Wichita police

Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by gaius on Saturday December 30, 2017 @03:27PM (#16037343)

Find what's different in America and fix it

The average American spends several hours a week watching TV and movies where the rule-breaking shoot-first-and-ask-questions-later cop is the hero. Probably most people who join the police see themselves in that role.

Here in the UK our cop shows are like Midsomer Murders. Most episodes don’t even feature a gun...

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by learc83 on Saturday December 30, 2017 @05:06PM (#16037917)

>Here in the UK our cop shows are like Midsomer Murders. Most episodes don’t even feature a gun...

Midsomer Murders is a murder mystery show, not really a cop show. There are plenty of action oriented Brotish Cop shows.

I love Midsomer Murders by the way.

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by gaius on Saturday December 30, 2017 @05:23PM (#16038026)

Well, so is NCIS then, and they love guns and rule-breaking...

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by learc83 on Saturday December 30, 2017 @06:07PM (#16038246)

NCIS is a federal investigative and intelligence service--much like MI5, which leads us to Spooks that also has quite a bit of guns and rule breaking.

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by jessaustin on Sunday December 31, 2017 @03:38PM (#16042790)

NCIS? Don't assume anything based on that show; it is a ridiculous farce of nonsense and made-up bullshit. I have family members who watch it religiously, in all its goofy flavors. Not a minute passes without the seemingly serious portrayal of something that would never happen.

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by learc83 on Sunday December 31, 2017 @05:43PM (#16043447)

Of course it's ridiculous. Who said otherwise?

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by wott on Saturday December 30, 2017 @04:31PM (#16037727)

> Here in the UK our cop shows are like Midsomer Murders. Most episodes don’t even feature a gun...

But your rusty gardening tools seem as efficient and they enhance murdering creativity :-)

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