Comments on: Terrance Huff and The Good Wife

By: October 15 roundup - Overlawyered

October 15 roundup - Overlawyered — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:33:38 +0000

[...] of which, what is it about Madison County, Illinois, anyway? [Radley Balko, [...]

By: Anton Sherwood

Anton Sherwood — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:18:56 +0000

Remember Vengeance Unlimited? In the third episode, a highway cop plants dope to seize a recreational boat.

By: Rob Roy

Rob Roy — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:44:06 +0000

You didn’t get credit but I recognized Terrance Huff’s story and your HuffPost article immediately in the episode. They did a good job of exposing this issue.

By: Typical Thug

Typical Thug — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:29:04 +0000

Delete this episode, or I will arrest you.

By: Rod Flash

Rod Flash — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:53:47 +0000

I’ve been a fan since episode 1, but was surprised by this week’s show. It’s usually just a well done drama. I was explaining to my wife about Radley and the Terrence Hill story while it was going on. My only real issue with it was the ability of the son to get other people’s dashboard camera footage. Maybe I can believe him (or his Mom) getting his, but no way would he be able to get all the others. But I agree, getting it into the mainstream can only help.

By: Forfeiture In The News: DOJ Flaunts Its Forfeiture Purse Power, Congrats To Radley Balko & NC5, NOAA Braces For More Revelations…

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:25:21 +0000

[...] to CBS’s The Good Wife for tackling asset forfeiture. And, plaudits to Radley Balko and NewsChannel 5 for their apparent influence on The Good Wife’s season premiere dealing [...]

By: PogueMahone

PogueMahone — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:27:45 +0000

Is that a good show? I’ve never seen it, but now I’m intrigued.

Cheers.

By: Nick T.

Nick T. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:15:08 +0000

MIkeV,

That jumped out at me too. She let’s her minor child talk to the police officer alone!? That’s just bad parenting, especially from a lawyer.

By: MikeV

MikeV — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:58:23 +0000

If she is supposed to be a lawyer, I would have expected her to say:
“These are my minor children and I am also their lawyer.
On the advice on their lawyer, they will not be answering any of your questions, and neither will I.
We do not consent to a search of this car.
Are we free to go?”

Of course, if she did, there would have been no show.

By: Gerald A

Gerald A — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:12:14 +0000

All that was missing was the family dog for him to shoot.

By: C.E.

C.E. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:55:49 +0000

Nick T.: I’m willing to wager that every major highway in the United States is a drug corridor when a cop wants to claim probable cause to search someone. In fact, I know that in my part of Texas, cops claim every state and federal highway is a corridor for drugs, weapons, and money. Every large city is a “notorious” destination for drug trafficking. Like Houston. Houston is a notorious destination for drug dealers, so someone traveling to Houston is suspect. Or whose car is registered to an address in Houston. Or Dallas. Or San Antonio, or Austin, or Corpus Christi, etc.

Also, when the lady said “Search if you’re going to search”, most judges will rule that she gave consent. No matter what the cop asks, the only correct answer is, “I do not give you consent to search the vehicle.” It’s the only way to be sure.

By: Fascist Nation

Fascist Nation — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:33:00 +0000

Sue for your commission and credit. ;-D

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:39:33 +0000

Found the episode “On Demand” (from the despicable Comcast) and watched it. Not a bad rendition of Radley’s reporting. Maybe they’ll be back for more.

By: Bergman

Bergman — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:25:02 +0000

I wonder how they would react if you lifted part of one of their episodes verbatim and used it on your blog? I bet you’d get a takedown notice at the least.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:19:50 +0000

Yeah, I’ve added it to my record list. If the show only addresses these issues once or twice a season it’s worth watching. However, I didn’t like the political ending on this one, while it did show the power of YouTube, because it really left me with business as usual will continue unless there is some political clout. Then again, this was Illinois.

I live in Arizona, a state often on the forefront of issues rightly or wrongly since Hayden, even before, but Illinois gives a whole and complete meaning to corrupt and stupid. BTW, I voted Goldwater Republican by voting Goddard instead of Brewer. :>)

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:50:36 +0000

#24, Yep, the bitcoin episode was interesting. They also had a show last year where Alicia (the Mom / attorney in the scene above) gets assigned to fill in on a panel reviewing a police shooting and soon realizes the other members have come to treat it as a mere formality to find the shooting justified. Against the wishes of the chair she starts to actually investigate and ultimately uncovers that the police planted a “drop gun” on the victim. I’d echo those above saying it’s nice to see a show depicting a somewhat different view of police behavior than most. I hardly watch TV at all, but I have come to like this show.

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:49:22 +0000

And in other news... Shocking moment cop floored woman with savage sucker punch during parade because 'she let off silly string in his face' Even if she threw water or silly string (as some people apparently suggest), I doubt that assault would be an acceptable response from anyone besides a cop...

By: MikeV

MikeV — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:45:49 +0000

This is why you should never talk to the police:
Man Arrested for 7th DUI Claims Elephant Caused Accident
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-for-7th-DUI-Claims-Elephant-Caused-Accident-Cops—172153931.html

By: ron

ron — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:11:09 +0000

this show also had an episode based on bitcoins… it seems someone in that writers room is paying attention to libertarian topics-of-note

By: Dante

Dante — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:38:30 +0000

It is a positive development when prime-time TV depicts cops as lawless egotistical bullies. Most TV shows in the old days pretended that cops were the good guys who actually helped citizens.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. I hope this starts a trend of TV shows stereotyping the police as bad people.