Admit it. You’ve seen at least one episode of cops and you kinda liked it. Especially those bang the door down with the baton scenes in houses where it appears absolutely nothing violent was taking place. I especially enjoy how there are mostly just families sitting around, staring…you know, baking, knitting…that sort of thing. I even saw one with a guy in rocking chair watching T.V. who was clearly not amused that a truck load of macho looking cops just banged down his front door without knocking. His only comment was, “It was fucking unlocked you fools.” Of course his statement was blurred out by the heavy rhythmic tune of “Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do when they come for you…” as all four officers knocked the man and the chair flat on the floor in a stronghold and then there was a cut to a commercial break.

For those of us lucky enough to live in Vista and Encinitas the television crew of cops has joined the counties’ police forces to team up and create some of the most thrilling high-speed car chases and busting through the door episodes. Apparently they were cruising through my section of town a few nights ago, chatting it up with several of the local colorful characters that mill around outside the local taco shops and coffeehouses. The whole show lends me to the thought that most often cops lead a pretty boring job. I mean there’s traffic violations, but how much can you really take of people whining about how they were speeding because they were off to a wedding, funeral, the hospital, Mexico…whoops not Mexico, but you get the drift. This leads to the conclusion that often times perhaps cops must spice things up a bit. And when there is a reality T.V. show involved and you can’t book Paris Hilton or Heidi Montag well then busting down doors will have to suffice.  But please, can you knock first?