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Law & Order It Was Not – Part 4

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A conclusion of Law & Order It Was Not part 1part 2 and part 3.

Now we’re at the really cool part, the part that makes us Americans, because we are a democratic society that values freedom and fair and just above all else.  And before you go cynically thinking “fair and just above all else my ass”, sure maybe it is a rose-tinted view looking around at the vitriol being spewed and the violence being enacted domestically right now, but no system is perfect and I have to believe that the freedoms our practices provide is worth an imperfect system (because it’s still ultimately a better system). Continue reading

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Law & Order It Was Not – Part 1

Jury Duty

 

Most people that know me know that Law & Order is my jam. Not SVU, or Criminal what have you, or any other iteration or spinoff Dick Wolf dreamt up for the purposes of expanding the brand above and beyond any creator’s wildest machinations. I’m talking about the original. The one he purposed to outlive Gunsmoke’s legacy in the annals of television history. This is a show I can watch repeatedly, love richly, and apparently one I can understand in any language. Continue reading

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