As someone who is in college for Forensic Science and Chemsitry and did a Law Enforcment internship, Hawaii Five-0 is so bad from a technical stand point, but the drama, the spice, the Gay Longing👀
The Jeffpod returns with more of what we all want: lols, factoids and incomprehesible tangents into nowhere. This week I'm joined by my Punwatch and Failure to Launch co-conspirators, Alex Malone and David Shaw, for "What Is This Thing Called Love", the S1/E16 episode of "Jake the Fatman" (1988). No, I don't know why the episode is called that, either. Surely "A Close Shave" would've made more sense? Listen to the ep to find out why!
Being an acab believer but liking cop/crime shows is such a weird feeling. Like ya I understand that it’s propaganda and cops are not my friends but the plot is banging. Like I’m gonna watch and enjoy the show but best believe im side eyeing when they act like cops are always good people. And I’m full on blank staring when they address anything about police brutality/institutionalized racism in the system but don’t actually talk about it. Idk I have a lot of thoughts about it but maybe I should just get over myself and stop consuming that type of media.
I don't know why People thought Casey Jones has an "Obvious Dislike for Cops" when the 1984 Comic and 1987 Cartoon Version Loves Dirty Harry Movies
(I'm not Happy and Satisfied with the Last Meme so I remade and Posted this again, also I don't support Police Brutality either but Casey Jones did used to like them)
“Y/n bring me those documents” Gibbs had been on your ass all day, y/n do this y/n do that ugh it’s too much you thought.
It’s even gotten to a point he would treat you like a little girl, telling you what to do and what not to do and honestly you argue due to the fact you are a little clumsy.
“FREE AT LAST” you screamed out loud at your desk. Tony and McGee laughed at you while grabbing their jackets and heading to the elevator.
You put your files up and cut off your computer while getting up, as soon as your grab your jacket the wind dragged in “Y/n don’t forget about those reports” he said while smirking, you could tell he’s being a jackass he knows he’s been working you all day.
You grab your keys and headed to the elevator, you step in and right before the doors closed you look Gibbs in the eyes and said “Yes daddy”. All Gibbs could do was smile and walk away. Well that’s something new he thought.
I've been watching Adam-12 and the evolution of the cop show is just fascinating as an examination of cultural portrayals of cops. Specifically the way professionalism is heavily, heavily emphasized throughout-- in an early episode Reed says "What kind of mother are you?" to a woman who won't tell them what her kids might have taken out of her narcotic stash, in favor of claiming they have epilepsy and are just out of it sometimes. He doesn't say it threateningly or even really raise his voice... and he gets a lecture from Malloy as soon as they're alone because with the badge and the gun comes an expectation of professionalism and not taking anything personally, and Malloy is portrayed as entirely in the right. (Also in that episode Reed asks if he has to put the part where he chased a suspect over a wall and fell into a pool into the report and is told yes, accuracy is very important.)
Wanting to exercise your right to remain silent also isn't treated as inherently suspect-- though granted the nature of their job being patrol officers means they're usually catching people in the act and remaining silent is the only sensible course of action at that point.
I would be surprised if cops were actually like this in that era, but it speaks to where the Overton window is with regard to cops then and now-- because this was a very popular show and would absolutely have been shaping public perception.