This episode of Running From Cops has some intense scenes of policing on camera that might be upsetting to some listeners.

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Previously on Running From Cops.

How real is cops?

Cops is as real as we can get it. I see it as a documentary.

Do they accurately portray the professional policing?

I don't think they endeavor to do that.

C is a police department as a political organization trying to get control of the message.

It shows what we're dealing with.

It shows what society's dealing with.

How to showing the victim or the perpetrator on the worst day of their life with a camera in their face helps the situation at all.

Somebody's got to explain that to me.

Cops is a document of what it is. You can't question it. It is what it is.

Episode 6. That's the story.

Northside.

Okay.

All right, people are all cleared out. You okay?

This is Cops. Season 1.

Episode 5. Broward County, Florida.

This episode was shot in 1989. It's one of the first few of the show.

Before reality shows were even a thing. And you can tell, they're still kind of making it up as they go along.

We're clear. We're at Redwall.

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