from “Chicago Sun-Times” columnist Paige Wiser -
The life of a cop is tough enough without having to suffer disrespectful
depictions on TV. For every Andy Sipowicz, there’s a Barney Fife or Clancy
Wiggum, and pink doughnuts aren’t far behind. It’s not right. We ask our police
officers to put themselves in danger on the street; the least we could do is
not submit them to character assassination on the small screen. Unfortunately,
ABC’s new “Rookie Blue” is not going to do much for their image.
Now I just don't think it's right to characterize Barney as being a character
assassin of police officers. We all know he had his quirks & idiosyncracies,
but that's what made the man we all loved! [said with tongue firmly in cheek]
HistoryBuff
P.S. I had to Google "Clancy Wiggum" to even understand that reference, as I'm
another total non-fan of "The Simpsons"!
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