Why is it that all crime shows are nearly the same?
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Maybe because crime is crime, and cops are cops.  And just about every idea (outside of supernatural type things) has been done.
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It's attractive because the media makes it seem easy. They make punishment like prison seem like a joke and make crime seem fun and easy. It's like they're saying "go ahead you won't get caught...but hey if you do...who cares? It's just prison...". It's a free country and that is what people are paying to see. The only reason they make so much of that trash is because it sells so much easier than anything else.
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None, people commit crime on their own, they don't say well the tv shows it so i just do it.
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There were thousands of car thefts during that same period and many murders.\n\nData theft is a little more recent and so the pattern isn't quite as set yet, but some people will cheat and kill and steal and our systems of security and justice will not catch or stop all of them.\n\nSo, yes, I see a pattern.  The same pattern that has been around since humans invented property.  And no, I don't think there is some big conspiracy, master criminal, or new great cause for alarm.
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Think of people that work IN prisons, in the armed forces, security, in law enforcement, etc. I'm less worried about people who are known to have killed than I am about the serial murderers who are still uncaught....you know, the quiet ones who are "the people next door"\n\nOK, I watch a LOT of Law & Order and CSI!
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Because criminals feed on society like maggots on meat.  They ruin a good thing without any redeeming qualities.  Criminals have the ability to turn around like any sinner, but as a group, the cop view is accurate.\nhttp://judgeright.blogspot.com
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I don't watch the Sopranos, but it makes perfect sense, because the Mafia and the Black Thug (criminal) community have a weird  mutual dependency on one another. You see some rappers hailing John Gotti as a hero. And the Mob needs it's, "Salesmen" and "mussel" to take care of things at street level. It is weird, because racially speaking, if you took the crime and $$ out of the picture they'd never speak to one another.
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only in generalization...most states follow the same rule of law,
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well, in essence, they are the same..."Profiling" is just a prettier word, and something we let slip by for a sense of security.\nIt's made possible by statistics, certain races, and classes commit the same crimes over and over...so, hence your stereotyping...sometimes people fit the mold too well, this is who the media throws in the spotlight often enough to make the majority believe.
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I think everything is scripted. MTV's "reality shows" are the most obvious examples. I doubt TV courtrooms are any different
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On CSI and the like tv crime shows there are always people who are just trying to play a prank or get back at someone but not kill them and end up doing so anyway. I'm sure that there are people who do this in real life as well. Therefore their crime would be unintentional. (Their real crime was probably stupidity but hey...)
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Same crime, same people that were already punished. Just different pictures.
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You have submitted an interesting question here. I whole heartily agree with you that everyone should be given the same punishment that is befitting the crime without any exceptions as to whoever has committed the crime, whether it be a well known family such as the Kennedy family or the drug dealer down the block. A crime is a crime no matter who commits it because in the long run it's still a crime that should be addressed and punished to the full extent of the law.\nWhy should anyone be given a lighter sentence just because of who they are, murder is murder and should aways be addressed as such and let the punishment fit the crime!
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The best is the original CSI (Las Vegas). The other ones are just unnecesary copies. And I love Greg. Totally hot. Actually I like all the guys from that show.
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While I enjoy Law & Order, it has to be one of the worst shows on TV with respect to accuracy of the legal procedures.\n\nThe fact is that laws and procedures vary from state to state.  The answer to your question may be yes in some states and no in others.
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the real criminals are to dangerous or dealing for the cops. it's easier for them to pick on law abiding citizens who will take their crap, without fighting back.\never notice how the cops have an excuse for any wrong they do, very scary...
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Each person has their very own specific fingerprints- noones is the same at all.  This helps to identify ALOT of criminals and when they find one at a murder scene say- they can lift the print and run it through their data base and find the moron who killed an innocent person!  Noones is the same at all- people have tried to burn their prints off or cut the tips of their finger tips to make them different but now alot of DNA testing is better when u find a palm print as well as the finger print.  We all kind of write with our hand resting on the paper so it can also be used to find a criminal!