Hell, even half-smart snotlings & niglets could watch a couple episodes of Cops on TV and figure out what not to do.
Except now they can't anymore.
That show was the only positive picture a lot of inner city kids ever saw of police officers, and it inspired many to wear the badge back in their communities when they grew up.
Every single younger officer I knew from places like St. Louis always cited the Cops, and admitted the show essentially opened their eyes to the lies about police propagated by gangs & friends/family.
When I heard Cops was being cancelled, it seriously impacted my hope for a lot of city kids. I mean, how many youngsters are going to look at what's being shown/told them now, and say "Yeah! I wanna do that when I grow up!".