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thucythucy

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2. I love all the times they run a "DNA test" or

Reply to NQAS (Original post)

Wed Dec 22, 2021, 08:45 PM

Dec 2021

such similar forensic test and get an answer within hours.

Meanwhile, in the real world, there are instances of rape kits waiting YEARS to be analyzed.

Much as I find them entertaining, I think most if not all police shows give their audiences a highly misleading notion of what our police forces actually do. I remember watching old episodes of "Dragnet" thinking, "You've got to be kidding me."

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I am perplexed by the police procedurals Sneederbunk Dec 2021 #1

Ha! I've always laughed at that one too Walleye Dec 2021 #3

CSI was notorious for that. When it was brought back rsdsharp Dec 2021 #5

I love all the times they run a "DNA test" or thucythucy Dec 2021 #2

Watching Adam-12 a few years ago ArizonaLib Dec 2021 #4