COPS is a fine show if you want to watch a bunch of white trash people in wife beaters(if they have a shirt on at all) make total asses out of themselves. Most of the crimes depicted on COPS are crimes like drug use, domestic abuse, breaking and entering and so on. The funniest one I think I ever seen on COPS was a guy pushing a hot water heater down the road and the cops stopping him then going into a local business that had broken into and the hot water heater had been stolen from, and then still claiming his innocence. It's amazing how stupid people that are getting arrested on this show are, but I guess if they weren't that stupid they wouldn't be on COPS and/or the show wouldn't be as entertaining as it is.

20+ years on and this one still has seasons to run.Camera crew follows the beat cops around until they find either a crime in progress or get the call. Been on so long now that my description seems repetitious already.Each show used to feature one city but now it jumps around. And in the old days you saw a little more violence on TV. Shootings, fire, and even the occasional corpse. But it's toned down now.Nowadays, we get mostly car chases, drug stings, and wave after wave of domestic violence calls. And women are getting hauled off as much as the men now.Repeated shouts of "Let me see your hands" and "Get on the ground now" are pretty much in every show. But the best laughs are the crazy excuses we hear. Or the sudden grab for the pockets that leads to the inevitable impromptu wrestling match.Its lost its edge but can still be interesting.

Quite easily the best reality, and realistic show ever to be shown on television."Cops" will give you a good idea of what the tough life of America is actually like. I remember one episode where a woman is falsely accused and it reminds me of how flawed this country's law is actually is.But, it's funny, dramatic, and exciting. You never know who you're going to see! So, it's not for the close-minded, but it's still a brilliant reality series that will remain a staple in pop culture.By the way, my favorite episode ever was where the cops are called when a crack dealer doesn't get her money.Incredible show!

Since this show first premiered back in 1989. I considered it a real treat (especially the episode where they hog tied and stripped that muscular hunk down to his underwear), but as for how it is nowadays----pretty bad. Every time I watch, it's just ultra-skinny druggies or alcoholics getting busted , people totally on the edge of society with feeding their addictions the only meaning they have in life. Yeah, sure we should pity these types for the sad road they took in life, but I think COPS goes overboard in depicting that. I mean, I could easily bring my camcorder down to skid row in this city and easily record what the program is showing nowadays. It's just that simple, and goes to show how lame and mild it is towards the audiences of today.