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* ''Film/TheSweeney'':
** Two regular, [[TheGreatBritishCopperCapture unarmed officers]] attempt to approach the bank robbers armed with ''assault rifles'' as they cross Trafalgar Square. They are promptly gunned down.
** DCI Lewis thinks this of the Flying Squad, and that the damage they cause investigating crimes is not worth the results they achieve.
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* In ''Film/TheBraveOne'', the NYPD are not shown in the most glamorous light. After the attack that puts protagonist Erica Bain into a brief coma, when two detectives try to interview her they have a very 'going through the motions' attitude about it, with one even getting annoyed at her. After a while of trying to catch them on the phone to get an update on her case, she shows up at the station hoping to talk to them in person, only to be told that they're out. The desk sergeant can't even find her file in the first place so she's forced to wait for someone else to come along to update her, which never happens. This is what leads her to buying a gun so that she can feel safe to walk the streets again, which leads to her becoming a vigilante. Even when Erica tries to confess to police after she gets involved in three separate shootings, the officer she tries to tell is only half listening, and a frustrated Erica leaves.

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* In ''Film/TheBraveOne'', the ''Film/TheBraveOne'': The NYPD are is not shown depicted in the most a glamorous light. After the attack that puts protagonist Erica Bain into Bain, a brief coma, when two detectives try to interview her they have protagonist, is portrayed as a very 'going through the motions' attitude about it, with one even getting annoyed at her. After a while of trying detective. Despite attempts to catch them on the phone speak to get an update on her case, them, they are unsuccessful; she shows up at the station hoping to talk to them in person, only to be told that they're out. The desk sergeant can't even find her file in the first place so she's is forced to wait for someone else to come along to update her, which never happens. This is what leads her to buying buy a gun so that she can to feel safe to walk the streets again, which leads to her becoming a vigilante. Even when Erica tries again. Despite trying to confess to police after she gets involved in three separate shootings, the officer she tries to tell is police, they only half listening, and a listen, leaving Erica frustrated Erica leaves.and leaving.



* ''Film/{{Changeling}}''. First, the police (who, in that city-Los Angeles-,were extremely corrupt at that time) refuse to investigate Walter's disappearance until the morning after Walter's mother, Christine, reports it. Then, after months of "searching", they give her a boy who isn't her son. They refuse to believe her when she points this out, despite many obvious discrepancies between his physical characteristics and Walter's (such as the boy being ''three inches shorter'' than Walter). It just keeps getting worse from there, with the police actively obstructing any and all attempts to locate the real Walter, simply to avoid losing face. An officer who has discovered a murdered boy is even ordered not to investigate because it could mean finding the real Walter's body and admitting that they never found or even tried to find Walter to begin with. They even go so far as to have Christine involuntarily committed to a mental institution to destroy her credibility. The staff there turn out to be no less corrupt than the police. The worst part is that ''Changeling'' is based on a true story.

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* ''Film/{{Changeling}}''. First, In Los Angeles, the police (who, in that city-Los Angeles-,were extremely corrupt at that time) police refuse to investigate Walter's disappearance until the morning after Walter's his mother, Christine, reports it. Then, after After months of "searching", searching, they give her Christine a boy who isn't is not her son. They refuse son, refusing to believe her when she points this out, despite many obvious discrepancies between his physical characteristics and Walter's (such as the boy being ''three inches shorter'' than Walter). It just keeps getting worse from there, with the her. The police actively obstructing any and all obstruct attempts to locate the real Walter, simply to avoid losing face. An officer who has discovered a murdered boy is even ordered ordering officers to not to investigate because if it could mean finding the real Walter's body and admitting that they never found or even tried lead to find Walter to begin with. They even go so far as to have Christine involuntarily committed to a mental institution to destroy her credibility. The staff there turn out to be no less corrupt than the police.revealing their past. The worst part is that ''Changeling'' is based on a true story.

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