This
week
on
John
Oliver,
the
host
takes
on
the
TV
show
that
launched
a
thousand
legal
careers:
Law
&
Order.
You
can
—
and
should
—
watch
the
full
rant
below,
but
the
premise
is
that
the
show
(and
other
similar
procedural
drams)
creates
a
skewed
view
of
the
police,
casting
them
as
crime-stopping
heroes,
when,
well,
that’s
not
the
case.
As
Oliver
notes:
“One
study
found,
viewers
of
crime
dramas
are
more
likely
to
believe
the
police
are
successful
at
lowering
crime,
use
force
only
when
necessary
and
that
misconduct
does
not
typically
lead
to
false
confessions.
Which
would
be
great
if
it
were
true,
but
if
you’re
watching
this
show,
you
probably
know
it
is
not.”
For
all
the
admitted
downside,
I
will
note
that
watching
reruns
of
Law
&
Order
absolutely
got
me
through
my
evidence
class
in
law
school.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
AtL
tipsters
are
the
best,
so
please
connect
with
her.
Feel
free
to
email
her with
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments
and
follow
her
on
Twitter
(@Kathryn1).