美劇<警察>停播 The end of COPS

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有人看過美國一齣播出多年的電視實境秀《警察》嗎? 這個影集在1989年播出，內容是拍攝洛杉磯縣警局員警出巡的實況，但最近這齣實境秀要被停播了。導火線當然是最近引起美國全體輿論譁然的佛洛伊德被殺事件，導致這齣劇的內容更加引起關注與檢視。我們來看看外師對這篇新聞的看法吧！
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In light of the protests about police brutality directed at African Americans in the USA that have dominated western media for some time now, it was inevitable that entertainment media’s role in portraying law enforcement would be subject to increased scrutiny. Sure enough, COPS, the long-running television staple that has been exalting police violence in America for decades has finally been axed after 32 seasons. To non-Americans it might seem surprising that a show that has been depicting the excessive use of force from the authorities against citizens as a virtue has lasted this long in a nation that claims to revere personal freedoms, and where libertarian values are supposedly second to none.

 
As reality TV shows go, COPS has always been controversial for its mostly pro-police-violence portrayals of law enforcement and overtly biased depictions of the criminally accused that are apprehended in each episode. COPS is not the only reality TV law enforcement show that glorifies police violence, so no doubt some of the other series will be examined for their relevance; however, it is unlikely that this will be the end of the sub-genre, considering the public’s deep and ongoing fascination with guns, drugs and violence and crime in general. The sad thing is that the demise of this show will not lead to a cessation of violence from the police; it will just temporarily decrease the amount of documentary evidence the world has of it.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/09/cops-tv-show-cancelled-police-protests

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💡這個專欄目的是訓練同學聰明閱讀。
 
上面的貼文內容是我們的實力派外師Alex，針對每週一篇英文文章閱讀後，親自寫出的批判性思考文（不是copy & paste的東西啊）。旨在讓同學知道如何用不同的角度來讀文章。你可以選擇先讀Alex寫的批判文，也可以選擇先讀本次的英文文章連結，但最好兩處都要閱讀才能達到最好的效果。
 
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