2: Shooting Fish In A Barrel

Headlong: Running from COPS

Topic / Pineapple Street Media / Dan Taberski

Serial, Society & Culture, Tv & Film, True Crime

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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What is it like to watch yourself on COPS when you can’t remember getting arrested?

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0:00.0	This episode of Running From Cops contains some pretty rough scenes of policing on television,
0:05.8	as well as audio of people in distressing situations which you might find upsetting.
0:10.6	Thanks for listening.
0:12.5	Previously on Running From Cops.
0:15.7	I would say that in the history of television, there is no simpler, better show than the
0:20.9	format of cops.
0:22.5	Get on the ground!
0:24.5	Get on the ground!
0:25.5	I believe it is wrong to present as entertainment the actions of people who may be having the
0:30.9	worst day of their lives.
0:32.9	What I see is a police department as a political organization trying to get control of the message.
0:38.8	Would you mind if I check to make sure there's nothing illegal in the car?
0:42.8	The shows do justice to our law enforcement officers.
0:47.6	These gentlemen are under fire.
0:51.3	And John said to me, I can do this for you every week.
0:55.4	I'm the pizza man.
0:56.8	I deliver.
0:57.8	Langley Productions.
1:01.4	And Mr. Langley himself has been old and make a boat load of money.
1:05.9	I knew that television could be a modern day form of justice.
1:12.4	Episode 2.
1:13.8	Shooting Fish in a Barrel.
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