Word: pro-cop
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...with Country Vegetables). The original L&O is a cool-headed procedural and law drama; SVU handles emotion-charged sex-crimes cases; CI is a Columboesque whodunit. But the brand promises certain constants: competent mysteries, intelligent but not intellectual, neatly wrapped up at the end of each episode; a pro-cop attitude; and little mushy stuff about characters' personal lives. For busy viewers, the label is a godsend: decisions, decisions...ah, hell, I'll just open a can of Jerry Orbach! But now Wolf is launching an ambitious new brand: a remake for ABC of Dragnet (Sundays...
...York can lead to political trouble as well. The terrific twentysomething rock band The Strokes recently pulled a song off their album called "New York City Cops" because of its mocking refrain: "New York City cops - they ain?t too smart". It?s too bad the song was cut (although the song that replaced it was actually better and more inventive). Despite the fact that the song doesn?t fit today?s pro-cop public mood, "New York City Cops" still deserved to be heard, if only for the fact that it captures the endearing surliness of the city...
SONG: Highway Patrolman ALBUM: Nebraska LYRIC: "I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville, barracks number eight/I always done an honest job as honest as I could/ I've got a brother named Franky and Franky ain't no good" SLANT: Pro-cop...
SONG: Johnny 99 ALBUM: Nebraska LYRIC: "Johnny's wavin' his gun around and threatenin' to blow his top/When an off-duty cop snuck up on him from behind/ Out in front of the Club Tip Top they slapped the cuffs on Johnny 99" SLANT: Pro-cop...
...Government is funneling a record $268 million to local lawmen this year?four times last year's outlay. More controversially, Congress and state legislatures are considering measures that would allow police to expand wiretapping and enter suspicious dwellings without knocking. In most areas, public opinion has seldom been so pro-cop. A recent Gallup poll revealed that a majority of Americans view crime control as their No. 1 priority, and even longtime dissenters are beginning to have second thoughts. Though many radicals still think of police as "pigs"?with some justification in a number of cities ?liberals...
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