I love the program "Cops" but find the Canadian equivalent, "To Serve and Protect" boring. It's interesting to note that by watching these 2 television shows you might get a distorted vision of U.S. and Canadian criminal culture.
"Cops" leans heavily towards drunks (either fighting or driving), hookers (either on the job or looking for work), and black thieves. "To Serve and Protect" seems to suggest that almost all crime in Canada is committed by falling down drunk natives (too drunk to walk much less drive a car) . We know this isn't true and that criminal activity can be found in all races but shows like this tend to stereotype criminals. I wonder why.
I'll keep watching and analyzing and let you know what I find out.
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