Originally posted by: Candy Wright
Very true, David. Which is why I rely on reruns of Law & Order for my legal knowledge. I like Lenny Briscoe's (Jerry Orbach) words of wisdom the most.
Actually, one of the salient features of the series, especially the spinoff, SVU, is that the detectives frequently DIDN'T know the law, or didn't observe it, which often ruined their cases and drove their chief(s) and the DAs crazy. I'm thinking in particular of Stabler going batshit crazy on suspects and often beating them up. But every character--even Benson--was flawed in some way.
Lenny Briscoe was the perfect world-weary, cynical cop.
