The Glass Shield

John Johnson, report

to Edgemar Station in dress uniform.

Lucky you.

You're about to make history.

Hey, Can't you read?

It says "Employees only,"

- I am an employee,

- No, it don't mean trustees,

Your lives are at stake,

so pay attention.

Your number-one responsibility

out there is to stay alive

and protect the lives of your partners,

Now, on a brighter note,

Bush has decided to finally

get rid of that rice-burnin' piece of crap

and ride American,

Thank you, Chuck,

Good morning, gentlemen,

I'd like to introduce to you John Johnson,

fresh out of the academy,

and he's been assigned to,

uh, to join us,

- Meet some of the boys,

- OK,

- Deputy Bono,

- Hey,

- Jim Ryan, Pleasure,

- Jim, how ya doin'? Good to meet you,

- Smith, Deputy Bush,

- Yeah, we met in the parking lot,

- Right,

- Detective Baker back here, my right arm,

- Just call me Gene, I've gotta roll,

- Gene, good to meet you,

- Chuck, This is Chuck Gilmore,

- Hey, Chuck,

He's been assigned to show you the ropes,

so to speak, You'll ride with him,

- OK,

- Bring your Dramamine, kid,

These guys are all workin' overtime

just to keep up,

- Huh, Do you two know each other?

- No,

- I'm Foster,

- John Johnson,

- Nice to meet you, Welcome aboard,

- Thanks, Good to be here,

Look, Larry, it isn't going to work,

You know we don't have the money,

- Officer Deborah Fields,

- John Johnson, Good to meet you,

- How you doin'?

- I'm all right,

Bye,

I don't know what to say

except, um,,,

this is your job, not mine,

- I suggest you come up with some ideas,

- We'll see ya,

- Good luck,

- OK,

Thanks a lot,

- Well...

- Well...

- Good, Thanks a lot,

- Thank you,

Did you know you were traveling

well over the speed limit, ma'am?

Officer, my speedometer's broken,

I had no idea how fast I was going,

And besides,

what's a handsome man like you doing

hiding in bushes,

trying to trap single young women?

Well, ma'am,

it's times like these, I hate who I am,

You have a nice day, ma'am,

Drive safely,

Ohh, Mmm!

- Why didn't you write her?

- Oh, man, she was,,, she was nice,

"Nice," Get in,

Huh?

Get in the car! Now!

Back me up,

Keep both of your hands

on the wheel, ma'am,

License and registration, please,

She will be late for work now,

Stay in your car, lady,

I guess this makes you feel

like a big man,

Press firmly,

There's three copies, ma'am,

- You have a nice day,

- Yeah, right,

They can be ugly as sin

or they can look like Miss America,

In this station, once you stop 'em,

you write 'em or you cuff 'em,

Leave your hormones

out of it, young blood,

'cause while you're daydreamin'

about some good-Iookin' skirt,

you will get your head blown off,

Don't trust anybody,

We're here bridging two communities

with common troubles,

Now, in both cases,

there have been coroner findings

that absolutely contradict

the sheriff's report,

All these young men

who died while in police custody

had no prior criminal records,

And this kind of police policy

says a lot about these times,

Now I'd like for

Mr, and Mrs, Ernie Marshall,

whose son died while in custody

inside the sheriff's station,

to talk to you,

Why do you persist in this when there was

not enough evidence to bring charges?

I'm going by physical evidence,

The coroner's report said that

my son died at the hands of another,

Surely that means

he did not hang himself,

Easy, sister, It's all right,

- I'm gonna go check on the neighborhood,

- All right,

J, J,, get rid of that piece of junk

and get you a real car,

I'm tired of this,

I can't keep doin' this every morning,

- Yeah?

- Yeah,

- But you will,

- I will?

- Mm-hm,

- And why is that?

- 'Cause you love me, baby,

- I do love you,

- Mm-hm,

- Mm-hm,

- Bye, I'll see you later,

- OK,

- Have a good one,

- All right,

But you gonna find out just how much

I love you tomorrow morning,

Deputy, I hope you're more alert

when you're out in the field,

Uh, I'm sorry, sir,

I was,,, I was reading this book,

One would think you're reading

Gone with the Wind.

No, No, no,

It's the code book, sir,

It's still fiction,

- Did you fill out this arrest report?

- Yes, sir,

Well, I've seen three-year-olds that

spell and use grammar better than that,

That document may have to be

used in a court of law,

One little error,

and criminals can walk,

So, Mr, Johnson,

will you get it right?

Excuse me, sir,

What words did I misspell?

"Sepulveda," Here,

Now, what's the subject

of this sentence?

"Group" is the subject, not "people,"

so the verb is "is,"

Intelligent people will be looking

at that report somewhere down the line,

Yes, sir,

- Sir,

- Oh, Deputy Fields,

I've been meaning to talk to you,

Some of the men are complaining

about your heavy use of perfume,

Well, sir, I will lower my voice

and start wearin' Old Spice

- if it makes those men happy,

- Oh,

It's not a question of a leopard

changing his spots,

It's the animal,

People,,,

people have to,,, fit in,

Sir,

- Morning, Trooper,

- Hi,

I see that Massey's got someone else

to pick on for a while,

I'm their first female deputy,

and besides trustees,

you're the only black face around,

I was picked by

the Commissioner's Office,

Look, Trooper,

we were both picked for our jobs,

That and a dollar will get you on the bus,

Uh-oh,

What sign are you?

12-Adam- 131, possible 211 burglary

at warehouse

at 5-2-0-0 Wood Avenue.

12-Adam-131, we're rolling,

Here we go, kid,

- What the hell are you doin'?

- Gettin' ready,

No! Hey! Hey!

Get off! Don't! Argh!

Get him off me!

Get him!

Hold him down!

Freeze!

Are you coverin' the back, mister?

Massey wants you,

Who's ahead?

Certainly not you, Jesse,

Deputy, you endangered the lives

of your fellow officers,

You were assigned to

watch the back of a building,

There was a burglary in progress,

I thought we had

captured the suspect,

Did it occur to you

there might be another suspect?

It occurred to me, yes,

Did it occur to you that that suspect

may have been carrying a gun?

We just can't seem to get people

around here to do their job,

Now, if criminals don't fear God,

they will this badge and this division,

- Now, do you want to be part of this force?

- Yes, sir,

All right! Your job won't make you soft,

it will harden you to the facts of our time,

And when you're on backup,

you back up, sir!

Yes, sir,

So, Mr, Johnson,

you still wanna be a peace officer?

Well, where else can I

make this kind of money, hm?

You could... sell junk bonds,

I thought this was supposed

to be a man's job,

Well, Trooper, you'd better

turn your shield in, then,

Or am I talkin' to the future sheriff

in these here parts?

They're gonna name this station

after me one day,

I'm sorry,

What?

- You can't be married,

- Look who is calling the pot black,

You know, you'd better lay off

the steak and doughnuts... honey,

- Good morning, everybody, Frank,

- Hey, how's it going, James?

- Rev, how you doin'? I'm sorry I'm late,

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