Which is why most cop shows function as authoritarian propaganda. They show an idealist fairy tale version that nonetheless creates this aspirational image of cops in mainstream culture. It gives cover to the true cop culture. Just like villains in movies are always just a bad apple that is corrupt and once eliminated all is well, when in real world the rules of the system is what breeds corruption. It's not meant to be, but it acts as authoritarian propaganda.

I love cop shows, they are my guilty pleasure, but one needs to be aware that this is fairy tale.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Which is why most cop shows function as authoritarian propaganda.

Exactly!! I mean why else do you think Law & Order:SVU has been on the air for like fucking 30 seasons? Its not because of Ice-T's incredible acting ability, thats for sure...

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Law and Order not CSI.

[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

You're right. My mistake.

I don't watch that shit so I get them confused.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

You just need to mix sometimes the other extreme in to balance it out: Training Day, Leon The Professional, Kiss Of The Dragon and so on.

[–] ris@feddit.de 3 points 9 months ago

Often such movies and military movies must be approved by the government and get funded by them so the military gets to co-write the propaganda