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Good cop, bad cop: What happens when police get too cozy with informants?
. Photo from A&E.
Over a year ago, I wrote a column for my “law and pop culture” series regarding the A&E show
Live PD. In that column, I spoke about the problems these types of series can cause for defendants and law enforcement.
In Oklahoma, where I practice,
Live PD has tainted more than one law enforcement agency. After what can only be described as a less than positive experience overall as I noted in the prior column the Tulsa Police Department “declined to renew its contract with the show after the Tulsa police chief argued the agreement ‘was not in the best interest of the department.’”