COPS in the Woo- Thats a wrap…

This afternoon WoPo Police Chief Gary J. Gemme asked the COPS film crews to hit the road. Previously covered here and here, Chief Gemmes statement cited…

“…two factors: First, empathy, understanding the issue from the perspective of those who articulated the negativity of the program; and second, when asked to balance the perceived negative aspects of the program with positive stories of the community work that is taking place at all levels of this department, “Cops” producers stated that those stories are not the premise of the show and do not resonate to their target audiences.”

While I’m still not completely sold on the complaints of the community on this one, the PR angle just can’t be a winner for the city. I had the pleasure to meet and speak with a representative from the local Patrolman’s Union at Mondays demonstration in front of City Hall, who was very supportive of the filming and made a very compelling argument for having COPS in town. He was also the first to point out to me that of the anti-COPS crowd the majority seemed to be vocalizing complaints against FOX, more than the actual show. An interesting observation that made it very easy to begin questioning the possibility of ulterior motives at play.

So it was a pleasure doing business with you Mr Langley, maybe you could give New Bedford a shot, I hear they have some bad smack rolling through as of late.
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Post by: Brendan | July 27, 2006 | Filed Under The Big Woo 

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4 Responses to “COPS in the Woo- Thats a wrap…”

  1. No Drumlins on July 27th, 2006 7:50 pm

    Guess I won’t have to watch COPS after all…

    Just as I was gearing up to break my 18-year streak of never watching “Cops,” it looks like the show won’t be filming in Worcester any more. Apparently, the Worcester PD has decided to pull the plug on the show. Their announcement reads, in part: …..

  2. Milo on August 10th, 2006 1:13 pm

    The last thing Worcester needs is to be featured on a show like this one. It highlights fucked-up working-class urban culture and pathos.

    Let them shoot it in Springfield or Manchester.

  3. john manfredi on August 17th, 2008 3:51 am

    fuckin worcester is a shithole. did anyone notice the only people were protestin were homeless junkies n people just sittin round city hall? losers

  4. Brendan on August 18th, 2008 6:32 am

    Nope, didn’t notice that John.

    Did it really take you two years to come up with such an eloquent thought?



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