To Serve and Protect

Is everyone in Canada completely hammered? Nothing but drunks getting locked up.

If you enjoy watching real life cops working- you will like this series. HOWEVER, keep in mind that this series is from the early 90's and every male on here has a mustache or mullet going on. I started watching this series last week and thought it was filmed in 2016. After seeing mullets and mustaches, I started to do a little research.It is definitely not for younger viewers though, as there is nudity and foul language. I guess that is a given when it comes to dealing with the public. Most of what I have seen so far is a lot of drugged up people who hallucinate and in turn, break the law. They have a lot more patience than I do! The cops in this series are pretty hardcore. They definitely back their fellow brothers and sisters in blue.

The perpetrators often resist arrest while arguing that they are cooperating or while demanding a detailed conversation about the law. Bystanders get involved and ignore warnings to stay out of the way until they are also arrested for obstruction of justice. But these verbal disagreements with the police always evaporate quickly when a police dog is involved in the chase. I think the dog chases are my favorites.

This eight season show was filmed from 1993-2001 and shot in Edmonton, Alberta and Greater Vancouver British Columbia area. Released on Netflix recently with good video and sound, and presumably available on DVD.

I think an update with body cameras and street cameras would be popular.

Under Arrest is a spectacular reality cop show. The cameras really showcase an in-depth look into the street side of things in 90s western Canada during the crack and heroin epidemics. Some scenes get a little too crazy and they don't censor too much; for instance, a woman hung herself in a Vancouver motel room and the camera actually showed the body hanging. It's not for the weak stomached, sensitive or easily offended so take that into consideration before you watch. This show is raw! You'll get a few fun scenes such as the police closing bars in Surrey full of rowdy drunk people just having a good time screaming "hi mom!" into the camera, or the police doing street checks at 3am and dealing with a drunken funny guy. But not long into the show you may connect with the police officers you relate to the most, or even whomever they're interacting with, because they could be your neighbours. This show debuted 25 years ago, I was far too young back then to be downing pints at the Dell Hotel on King George Blvd like in the show, but every one of those faces you see has a story and I wonder where they're all right now. All I have left to say is when will Netflix release the next few seasons?

Someone wondered why the cops were not giving the criminals "Miranda Rights". LOL last I checked Miranda was not a Canadian.