This season of running from cops contains some pretty rough scenes of policing on television,

as well as audio of people in distressing situations which you might find upsetting.

There is also a fair amount of bad language.

Thanks for listening.

Episode 1. The One Seldamiba

I'm going to begin this story at the end of it, or almost the end.

Here in Spokane, Washington, where my producer Henry and I are in our three of a marathon city council meeting.

I'm going to talk about the rumored tax increase in firearms and ammunition.

Jellis much? Some might say local government meetings are boring. I'm really long.

I've been waffling on what I was going to speak on. I had several issues. I would just like to read.

On the other hand, some say they're really long and boring.

It's the ten commandments and then taken out of our laws. We have laws and the ten, we have the constitution.

But this one is about to get good, because the debate we are here for is up next on the docket.

Go to C35593.

Ordinance C35593 relating to reality-based police show program Filmin and act in the new chapter 10.56 to the Spokane Municipal Code.

Let me translate. They are about to vote on whether or not to effectively kick the reality show cops out of Spokane.

In other words, after eight seasons of cops, cameras in town shooting this.

You are under arrest. Do you understand? For what?

Failing to stop when signal by the police.

And this?

I was not naked.

I don't think that's really up for debate.

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