Is there copaganda?
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Propaganda that portrays law enforcement in a positive light, often ignoring or downplaying issues of police misconduct.
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TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
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mad_melody
In the early seasons there is a lot of copaganda, even if it's not necessarily outright. Notably, in S1Ep19, a cop uses on her cop friend a sound cannon like those used by cops against BLM protestors in the US, and this is treated as a harmless joke that she finds cool and fun. While there are lots of messages increasingly throughout the show on how to improve the police force, such as standing up against racial profiling in S4Ep16, it's still hard to deny that this show favourably depicts cops performing negative actions. It's even a common thing for cops in the 99 (particularly Jake) to break the rules, such as spying on and/or arresting 'suspects' before any proof or evidence is gathered, simply because the cops 'have a hunch,' and they almost always turn out to successfully solve and resolve crimes for having done this. However, it is worth saying that Season 8 has completely turned the show around to take a serious look at issues in the police force, such as addressing in S8Ep1 the now commom idea that there are no actual 'good cops' by nature of them just being in the police force (aka ACAB), and having an ongoing plot about the 99 combating an old white guy who helps cops avoid retribution for literally everything. The release of Season 8 was even delayed because the show scrapped the first few episodes in order to reflect on its messages in wake of the BLM movement that surged in 2020. Ultimately, this show is copaganda for how it routinely plays off amoral and illegal actions of the police force as jokes or being the right thing to have done in the end, but one can't deny that it's further ahead than other cop shows in regards to reflecting on issues in the police force and now actively working to improve it in the show. Still, this show isn't perfect, and it's 100% understandable that someone may wish to avoid any and all instances of copaganda.
Movie • 2016 Report
Yes
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No
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ProfessorProcyon
Police are portrayed as the heroic characters in the movie, and it's sort of a central theme throughout.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
142
No
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16
all main characters are fbi agents who work with the police, so yeah, but a surprising amount of episodes have a corrupt cop/security guard as the killer
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
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No
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revolucienary
There's a scene where it's noted that many of the city's cops are distinctly not corrupt and there is a heroic shot of them standing in a large group
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
122
No
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BizarrePenguin
While the show does not focus on it, there are some scenes where the chief of police is misusing its power and it is not clearly framed in a critical way and maybe even more for laughs.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
105
No
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JayByrd823
Yo Vanessa, a cop, is painted in a good and helpful light that is literally copaganda..
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
102
No
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OneirosDream
Basically, any time Booth gets mad at a suspect the audience is supposed to loathe and want to see hit.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
76
No
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gayrat
Absolutely yes! The cops take credit for solving the crime despite them not doing a dang thing, lol, and the film never interrogates/questions that.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
72
No
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SillyStrawberry
One of the supportive characters is a Cop/Detective who helps.
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
65
No
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fernfieldart
It’s a cop show, the whole thing is copaganda. Police force is shown as mostly good with a few “bad eggs” but even then one of the main characters is viewed as good while showing clear signs of racism.
Movie • 1991 Report
Yes
63
No
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Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
62
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tinylittlebug
The main cop is a black woman that fits every bad stereotype
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
60
No
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cielgee
The one sheriff in town is a hero in the story, but he also shares the horrible racial abuse from other cops he endured as a Muslim man, which led him to moving to the island.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
50
No
21
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413X
A central character in the first season is a police officer and painted in a good light
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
45
No
34
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cha0ticneutralsys
Diego works with cops and falls for a black cop. There is a scene in s2E2 where a black family is wrongfully arrested and brutalized
TV Show Report
Yes
44
No
10
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TheLittlestTeacup
Yes, and lots of it since it is a cop show. However I will say there is acknowledgement of corruption and a decent amount of nuance. Still copaganda tho so watch out
Anime • 2016 Report
Yes
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No
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notlucinda
Just because the show is about police and heroes doesn’t really automatically mean that it shows copaganda. Yes, it does show it in a way, but it also does show how corrupt some heroes can be. For example, Endeavour being the second best hero and abusing his wife/kids.
TV Show • 2003 Report
Yes
40
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AzamiIbuki
The main team all regularly and repeatedly break laws to catch alleged criminals, and justify it with "their gut" is never wrong. For several seasons the team employs a character who is a trained torturer from a state which regularly uses torture itself.
Movie • 1988 Report
Yes
40
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neilyworm
Yes, absolutely. The entire movie is copaganda! There's a scene where a cop mentions an accidental murder he committed, but most of the movie centers around heroic cops and everyone else is either helpless or getting in the way.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
39
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11
Somewhat. Officer Jefferson is often regarded by miles as a good father figure and he gets promoted to captain of the NYPD. In addition , captain Stacy also says the reason he took that job was to serve his community.
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
37
No
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1
Ellie_red
S1
E1
In 'The Killing at Badgers Drift' and 'Faithful Unto Death' and 'Death in Disguise' Detective Barnaby searches a house he knows he doesn't have a warrant to enter.
Movie Report
Yes
36
No
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Littleolme
Depends on how you view it. Two ponies are cops and both of them are flawed individuals who are quite bigoted. One of them is fairly reasonable and eventually learns to be a more open-minded person while the other one is a lazy, selfish jerk who becomes mad with power. You could say there is an in-universe copaganda when that happens.
TV Show • 1999 Report
Yes
35
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skillwithaquill24
All main characters are either cops or lawyers and they’re almost always portrayed as being justified in their actions - even when in clear violation of the law or when brutalizing suspects.
A few episodes attempt to tackle police brutality and/or unethical policing, but it rarely effects the main characters. The few times it does effect main characters, they are typically portrayed sympathetically.
A few episodes attempt to tackle police brutality and/or unethical policing, but it rarely effects the main characters. The few times it does effect main characters, they are typically portrayed sympathetically.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
34
No
10
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RamenDestroyer
Because the protagonist is capitol, he really admires capitol, government, and military things. This is expressed numerous times, though people who disagree with the protagonist's opinion also have their opinion expressed a few times.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
33
No
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AlleHufflepuff
Very much “ACAB except for this one, this one is special”
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
30
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1234554321
a police detective is like a saint saving people he doesn’t have to save and being overall valiant and selfless etc.
TV Show • 2015 Report
Yes
30
No
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MxDellaney
A main character and a couple of minor characters are cops. This is particularly bad in the first couple episodes, where there's some egregious use of white saviorism by the main character cop to show he's "one of the good ones." This lessons a lot after the first couple episodes and as the show progresses, and by season 2 he's not in his job anymore. But there's a significant amount of him abusing his position and power to get what he wants to solve the mystery of the show, especially in season 1, that's never questioned or portrayed as anything but positive and helpful. (While he does get in trouble for some but not all of his actions, it's portrayed more as the punishment being bad and hurting the cause of the main characters than it is a rightfully deserved punishment for abuse of power.)
There's also a scene in which a mild insult for cops is compared to actual discriminatory slurs in a pretty offensive manner, equating insulting cops to things like racism, homophobia, sexism, etc.
There's also a scene in which a mild insult for cops is compared to actual discriminatory slurs in a pretty offensive manner, equating insulting cops to things like racism, homophobia, sexism, etc.
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
30
No
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sarahcastic
Cops and guards are critically depicted. Some get somewhat humanizing backstories, but these won’t make the viewer think “yay, police!” - rather, they make you realize that ACAP is about more than awful individual cops, it’s about an entire power and justice system being faulty.
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
30
No
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0
the whole movie is copaganda
Movie • 2013 Report
Yes
29
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SiRenfield
The series is about “hero dogs” which includes police dog Chase