The Police Problem Of An Award Winning Tv Show Southland

This paper will discuss a police problem depicted in an award winning TV-show Southland. This scripted TV-show was based on lives and work of Los Angeles Police Officers. The episodes reviewed for this assignment were from season 5, episodes 1. â€Å"Hats and Bats† originally aired February 13, 2013, and 2. â€Å"Heat,† originally aired February 13, 2013. This TV-show was the first of its kind to resemble of a filming technique often seen in reality TV-shows making the show more realistic in that aspect. Also the themes in the episodes were based on authentic incidents and they were presented form a realistic point of view. This paper will discuss the initial issue of the events, and how they developed and brought up other important issues in†¦show more content†¦Several units responded to the call, some in riot gear, some straight from patrol, also the Los Angeles Police Department helicopter provided air support. One of the rioters threw a large cement brick through a convenient store window causing damage. A responding patrol officer asked another officer who is in charge, but nobody knew. After the incident, an officer said the Sergeant, who was supposed to be the incident commander, â€Å"shrunk into this car and lost his water.† Sergeant was not prepared to take command of the incident, he failed as a leader of the shift, his officers and his community. There was no report of deaths or arrests, but there were injuries and property damage caused by this riot. Another issue surfaced through a statement made by an injured veteran officer, â€Å"I just wish I’d shot more of these bastards. If it was 20 years earlier, had of them would be in the morgue by now, and you and me would be at the bar drinking, right?† He also stated â€Å"mother [bleeb] are lucky that I was shooting rubber bullets.† These statements demonstrate the frustrations and attitudes of a veteran officer towards the community, how policing has changed during this officer’s tenure, and his statements reflect poorly on the law enforcement as a whole. One Field Training Officer leaves the scene with hi s rookie officer after the incident when the peace was restored. The rookie officer in training was