You must be in Kansas City. Just saw an episode today with search warrant officers in black shirts and BDU pants and cap. I was uncomfortable with that.
Must have been their 'war on drugs' squad.
Overall I love the show and would love an all COPS channel.
You'd be right at home with the other members of my family. My wife and mother-in-law watch the show all the time, and my stepdaughter tolerates it well. Me, I wish they'd put on the History Channel, heck, even CSPAN would be better!
There seem to be only two story lines, the urban (read: black) drug-user-dealer-thief who gets thrown to the pavement, and always says, "That shiznit ain't mine!" or the rural (read: redneck) spousal abuser who always gets pulled out of his trailer and says, "Whun did it become agin' the law to beat yore wife within a inch uh her laif'?"
Where's the fun in that? I theorize that my wife and MIL just want to see people who they can feel superior to. What's the entertainment value for you, if I may ask, please?