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Eventually, it was decided, in consultation with the producers of ''COPS'', that the individual's right to privacy should be respected, and that the faces, license-plates, and addresses of those featured on the show must be obscured in post production. People who sign waivers appear without [[Pixellation]], so every drunk, naked ranting guy being handcuffed said at some point, "Yes, I want to appear on TV like this." Ninety percent of arrested suspects opt to appear without blurring. |
Eventually, it was decided, in consultation with the producers of ''COPS'', that the individual's right to privacy should be respected, and that the faces, license-plates, and addresses of those featured on the show must be obscured in post production. People who sign waivers appear without [[Pixellation]], so every drunk, naked ranting guy being handcuffed said at some point, "Yes, I want to appear on TV like this." Ninety percent of arrested suspects opt to appear without blurring. |
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Not be confused with the animated series ''[[COPS]]''. |
Not be confused with the animated series ''[[COPS (animation)|COPS]]''. |
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** Noted in that it's a very obvious parody of the show and you are given the missions by an opportunistic TV producer. |
** Noted in that it's a very obvious parody of the show and you are given the missions by an opportunistic TV producer. |
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* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' had two episodes of ''COPS'' based in their town. |
* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' had two episodes of ''COPS'' based in their town. |
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* ''[[Reno 911]]'' is a parody of this series. |
* ''[[Reno 911!]]'' is a parody of this series. |
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* ''[[CSA: Confederate States of America]]'' had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMSKAZObGxQ a fake commercial for "Runaway"], a parody of this show based around finding runaway slaves. Even its theme song sounds suspiciously like a version of ''[[Real Song Theme Tune|Bad Boys]]'' done by a bluegrass band instead of a reggae group. |
* ''[[CSA: Confederate States of America]]'' had [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMSKAZObGxQ a fake commercial for "Runaway"], a parody of this show based around finding runaway slaves. Even its theme song sounds suspiciously like a version of ''[[Real Song Theme Tune|Bad Boys]]'' done by a bluegrass band instead of a reggae group. |
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* The film ''Dirty Cop, No Donut'' and its sequel, ''Dirty Cop 2: I Am a Pig''. |
* The film ''Dirty Cop, No Donut'' and its sequel, ''Dirty Cop 2: I Am a Pig''. |
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