Falcon II is in the local news. According to a local report "F.A.L.C.O.N." is an acronym for "Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally," although based the local coverage, the U.S. Marshall's service seems to have spearheaded the operation.
Last night on one of the tv news programs viewers got to see video of law enforcement officers apprehending suspects on alleged warrants. And in one noteworthy scene, we see some young fellow trotted around in handcuffs. We are told in a voice-over that the guy was arrested in front of his co-workers but that it was later determined that he had previously dealt with the warrant, so he was released.
So not only did the officers show up at the guy's job, parade him in cuffs in front of his co-workers as if he were America's Most Wanted, but they put him on tv to boot. Never mind that the fellow was apparently in compliance with the law, what were those tv cameras doing there?
It's as if the officers wanted to star in their own "Cops" tv show. One would think that a prudent news producer wouldn't want his/her crew to be such willing accomplices, but I suppose they are going to do anything that they believe will boost ratings. However, there's just something very unseemly about the idea of law enforcement officers calling up the local tv stations and inviting them along for an perp roundup photo op.
[See local coverage at Kwes.com and MyWestTexas.com.]
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