tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post5168446637170186757..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Rosa Diaz: The Face of Police BrutalityDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-21582537511927599182020-09-19T20:49:06.842-07:002020-09-19T20:49:06.842-07:00As a devoted B99 fan I love this premise in genera...As a devoted B99 fan I love this premise in general: it's important to give this idea a horrible weight of impact, something that wouldn't happen in today's environment if the bad cop(s) in question were people or persons who were basically inserted into the story to contrast with our heroes (the way that the idiot uniform cop who racially profiled Terry a few seasons ago hasn't been seen or mentioned since then). There are ways this could apply to other regular characters as well: Boyle is so neurotic it would be genuinely shocking if he brutalized a subject, there's actually a good point of contrast element if either Hitchcock or Scully broke bad (like the cop David mentioned who was both brutal and saved someone's life, it would stand in relief to the powerful story last year when someone, I think Rosa, realized that they deliberately tanked a case to keep a witness from being identified and taken away by ICE), and Terry becoming a bad cop would be so stunning it would change the way the show played out forever. That being said, it seems pretty likely that the show isn't going to have any of its regulars turn into Derek Chauvin, because even with the huge changes they're considering B99 is going to remain a comedy.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583024997893127761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-50387713826268125262020-06-28T10:45:39.697-07:002020-06-28T10:45:39.697-07:00There are currently 6 men and 2 women on this show...There are currently 6 men and 2 women on this show, and of the 6 men, 4 are white. And you want a bi Hispanic woman to be the one who brutalises instead of any of the 4 straight white men? I know that straight white male cops aren't the *only* ones who murder civilians, but let's not pretend that they are irrelevant here.jhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415842745918377178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-35259120632433002052020-06-27T14:58:39.718-07:002020-06-27T14:58:39.718-07:00I second the issues noted y David, but also: writi...I second the issues noted y David, but also: writing a character out in an episode that is going to be controversial no matter what is usually a BAD idea, AND there's the small issue that Rosa's not a beat cop and therefore in less of a position to commit your standard for of physical police brutality. She's a detective. One thing that could happen is perhaps she gets preemtively assigned to desk work because the higher ups in the NYPD see her as a PR liability and she has to come to the realization that even if the higher ups only care about the PR of it, she can be a very bad cop and be overly brutal and cue character development and acceptance that maybe this new role IS better for both her and the community she serves. Kereeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316242205481190306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-83693927485438731552020-06-26T21:05:41.440-07:002020-06-26T21:05:41.440-07:00Can Rosa be fired, but not leave the show? Like, s...Can Rosa be fired, but not leave the show? Like, she's not a cop, but she does some sort of job that brings her into contact with the crew for whatever reason? <br /><br />I also suspect that if this happened it would be heralded by some people, but plenty of people would 1) be uncomfortable with a bisexual woman of color being the person this happened to or 2) think it was not enough because the rest of the characters still exist to make police look warm and fuzzy (there are a lot of people on the internet who object to B99 specifically because it has police characters who are not open fascists)David Levhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257193501434629163noreply@blogger.com