[Peace-discuss] Exciting new TV series

[E. Wayne Johnson]

Of course the goal is to desensitize the society to more and more 
encroachment on civil liberties.

folks, we have got to find some way to fight back.


John W. wrote:
> I hear ya.  From the way they're advertising it, though, it appears 
> that "Homeland Security USA" will be a lot more like "24 Hours" than 
> like "The Shield".
>
> JW
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Neil Parthun 
> <lennybrucefan at gmail.com <mailto:lennybrucefan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     While it is tempting to say that the showing of abuses in a new
>     police show is more of the same, I think it is also important to
>     look at the tenor of the "liberties" being taken by the
>     authorities in the show.
>
>     For instance, one of the shows that has grown on me before the
>     series ended was "The Shield".  Yes, there was rampant corruption,
>     murders being undertaken by the police and brutal illegalities.
>      However, the show also showed the realities as to why certain
>     officers would do things -- for instance, one officer stole money
>     to help pay for his child's autism treatments and provide
>     retirement/legacy for their children.
>
>     The show was not about heroification but all the brutal shades of
>     gray that are involved in the situations.  Hell, if this show was
>     out to glorify state authority, they wouldn't have had one of the
>     ignoble cops about to be busted for the corruption commit a double
>     murder suicide (his child, wife and himself) as the police were
>     about to arrest him for corruption.
>
>     While there certainly are pro-torture idiocy propaganda shows out
>     there **cough 24 cough**, not every show depicting cops is a
>     rah-rah show promoting the positives of state authority.  We
>     should take these shows on an individual basis and their own
>     merits rather than trying to lump them all together.
>
>     Just my .02
>
>     Live without dead time,     
>          Neil
>
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