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...Kennedy-assassination buff from Florida, it seemed only natural to tell a policeman that he had Jack Ruby's pistol in his suitcase as he strolled near the U.S. Capitol. But when Luongo offered to show the historic weapon to House Speaker Tom Foley a few moments later, the cop arrested Luongo...
...value in Body Count's lyrics, will treasure the musical innovation and the considerable time Ice-T donates to his own brand of preaching about racial tolerance. Ernie C. represents the backbone of the group's musical expression, alternating the tempo from the blinding rage of mosh-tunes like "Cop Killer" into the subtle guitar lament in "The Winner Loses...
...long had a special fondness for police action, from Starsky and Hutch to Rodney King and the L.A. cops. But as fictional cop shows have become an endangered species in prime time, real-life law enforcers are multiplying. Cops, Fox's cinema verite look at police on their day-to-day rounds, is going strong in its fourth season; a week ago, it scored its highest ratings ever. ABC's American Detective provides a somewhat slicker (punched up with narration and dramatic music) glimpse of real cops in action. CBS's Top Cops and ABC's FBI: The Untold Stories...
...presence of a TV camera -- one in plain sight, that is -- can help keep police on their best behavior. And it inhibits suspects from getting violent, some officers contend. TV cameras can also help prosecutors later on. David Magnusson, a former street cop for Greater Miami's Metro-Dade police who now works in the department's press office, recalls a man arrested for dope possession who stuffed his stash in his mouth and swallowed it. Knowing his actions had been taped by a Cops crew, however, he pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence...
...there is considerable resistance to the TV onslaught in some big-city police departments. The Chicago police department does not allow camera crews - in squad cars, and San Diego's police have refused cooperation with most of the TV cop shows. A reporter in the patrol car is not only an inconvenience, says San Diego captain Dave Warden, but can "prevent supervisors from doing their work -- whether counseling an officer or reprimanding him." The Los Angeles police department does permit ride-alongs -- an average of 10 a week, ranging from journalists to screenwriters and community activists -- but only with reluctance...