| rdfs:comment | - Dirty Cops are members of the Gotham City Police Department.
- Why they're in front of bars and not behind them, no one knows. The dirty cop often appears as a villain in both Cop Shows and Crime-Time TV. Brutal, fascist, and often on the take from the local mob, this cop makes most criminals and prisoners look like...well, saints. All too often an example of Truth in Television. May escalate to Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop for entire precincts. See Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word, Cut Himself Shaving, Noble Bigot with a Badge, Prison Rape, Corrupt Hick, etc. If a cop's framed as one of these it's Police Brutality Gambit. Examples of Dirty Cop include:
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| abstract | - Dirty Cops are members of the Gotham City Police Department.
- Why they're in front of bars and not behind them, no one knows. The dirty cop often appears as a villain in both Cop Shows and Crime-Time TV. Brutal, fascist, and often on the take from the local mob, this cop makes most criminals and prisoners look like...well, saints. All too often an example of Truth in Television. May escalate to Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop for entire precincts. See Blackmail Is Such an Ugly Word, Cut Himself Shaving, Noble Bigot with a Badge, Prison Rape, Corrupt Hick, etc. If a cop's framed as one of these it's Police Brutality Gambit. If it is just a facade and the cop secretly has a heart of gold, it's Noble Bigot with a Badge. Examples of Dirty Cop include:
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