Headlong Running from COPS

An investigation into the TV show COPS and what it actually did to the communities it filmed in for decades. This isn't nostalgia. The reporting reveals uncomfortable truths about consent, exploitation, racial bias, and the relationship between reality TV and real policing. Way more interesting and important than it initially sounds. The show ran for so long that most people never questioned it, which is exactly the point. Forces you to reconsider entertainment you probably watched without thinking. Sharp journalism applied to pop culture with real consequences.