That is something I can't stand. The other trope I see that is related to this is that once the cops have figured out who the abuser is, they(almost gleefully) violate the abusers civil rights, miranda rights, and often use unnecessary physical violence against them. It is clearly meant to evoke a similar feel-good response that the bad guy is getting his just rewards. And this only gets done to the actual bad guy, and never to the false leads, or people who were set up, or other mistaken bad guys. But it isn't that easy in the real world there either, and it promotes the idea that it is ok to violate due process because they are a "bad guy", which is a very dangerous precedent. Especially because even if they are the actual bad guy, violating someone's civil rights is a great way for them to get off on a technicality.
There are several shows I can't watch because of just these sorts of things, SVU being at the top of the list.
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Date: 2014-01-23 11:08 pm (UTC)It is clearly meant to evoke a similar feel-good response that the bad guy is getting his just rewards. And this only gets done to the actual bad guy, and never to the false leads, or people who were set up, or other mistaken bad guys. But it isn't that easy in the real world there either, and it promotes the idea that it is ok to violate due process because they are a "bad guy", which is a very dangerous precedent. Especially because even if they are the actual bad guy, violating someone's civil rights is a great way for them to get off on a technicality.
There are several shows I can't watch because of just these sorts of things, SVU being at the top of the list.