December 03, 2006
"Man, Those Samoans Are A Surly Bunch." ***
*** Bonus points for spotting the quote, of course.
Is it so wrong of me to get an anthropological kick out of sitting down on occasion to watch a couple hours' worth of COPS? As a fed'ral investigator myself (albeit civil, not criminal), I'm fascinated by the way well-intentioned, logical, academic legislation plays out in the bush, as it were. Sure, there's probably a bit of grand-standing by the cops involved, but it's at the individual level, not a Hollywood stunt. And the actual crime-scene stuff rings true to me, a familiar blend of the passionate, the confused and the pathetic.
Laugh if you like.
Posted by Robert at December 3, 2006 10:35 PM | TrackBackBloom County, the final words of Margaret Mead as recorded in her "newly discovered" diary.
Posted by: Mike at December 4, 2006 09:23 AM"He doesn't look like you or me, right? That's because he's a foreigner. I think he's probably Samoan. But that doesn't matter, does it? Are you prejudiced? ... Because in spite of his race, this man is extremely valuable to me." H.S.T.
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