Thought I would check it out. Heard this show was the new "The Wire", Chicago style. Wrong. The Wire was realistic.
The first episode got off to a bad start. A stereotypical uncaring white judge sentenced a young black man to 30 months in jail for stealing baby formula for his baby because the young man had to decide between feeding and diapering his child, or something like that. In the real world, this young man likely would not have even been arrested if caught. For example, Chicago just had a judge give a young black man, with a long record, who stole $2,300 in perfume/cologne, a misdemeanor. The States Attorney in Real World Chicago barely if ever even bothers to prosecute minor theft.
The rest of the story line wasn't any better in terms of its realism. I give it two stars instead of one, as there was some good acting from Courtney Vance who I like, and from some other cast members, but the show was a big disappointment.
The first episode got off to a bad start. A stereotypical uncaring white judge sentenced a young black man to 30 months in jail for stealing baby formula for his baby because the young man had to decide between feeding and diapering his child, or something like that. In the real world, this young man likely would not have even been arrested if caught. For example, Chicago just had a judge give a young black man, with a long record, who stole $2,300 in perfume/cologne, a misdemeanor. The States Attorney in Real World Chicago barely if ever even bothers to prosecute minor theft.
The rest of the story line wasn't any better in terms of its realism. I give it two stars instead of one, as there was some good acting from Courtney Vance who I like, and from some other cast members, but the show was a big disappointment.