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The good news is that Velasco finally got his own episode of Law and Order: SVU.
Bad news: Benson hopes he does the impossible.
Law & Order: Season 26 Episode 13 Episode 13 has a rapist in the loose near Velasco, but that doesn’t mean he can magically solve the problem, especially in all the anti-professional sentiment around.
Law and Order: SVU Season 26 Episode 13’s premise is fun, but the execution is ridiculous
The foundation of “out” is great.
We have a case near Villasco where no one trusts the police and everyone actively stops them from investigating while complaining about the low arrest rate.
Distrust nearby is a fertile foundation of vigilance, with at least one innocent guy being beaten by a mob.
Velasco encountered angry parents and massive protests that interfered in anything.
These are the foundations of a fantastic story, but we didn’t get it.
Instead, Benson pushed the ridiculous idea that Velasco was entirely responsible for resolving the case because the crime took place near him.
Everyone who doesn’t trust the police is portrayed as a pure obstacle
Unfortunately, communities like Velasco exist, and the relationship between police and citizens has completely collapsed.
Often, people in these communities view police as racist and corrupt. They quickly arrested people for minor crimes, but when someone called 911, they couldn’t find anywhere.
Worse, working with police in these communities can be dangerous. If you out in the form of a thief, your life is over, sometimes literally.
These are important issues that police dramas should address. East New York did a great job in one of the seasons that aired.
That said, I really don’t like the way SVU handles this story.
Once Danny was involved in the flyer, the neighborhood seemed to actively hinder the investigation, just to evaporate.
While I understand the anger and cynicism of the young victim’s parents towards the police after their daughter was raped, it goes beyond the actual barriers.
Far beyond why Benson didn’t respond to his father’s needs to explain how they caught the guy’s request and allowing his daughter to make a statement would help.
Instead, when he interrupted his conversation with his daughter, she talked about surveillance cameras and about the appearance of the attacker being to complain that the police were not doing anything.
Maybe it’s more realistic than it seems. But it leaves people with overwork, tormented, heroic policeman and angry poor, who just get in the way.
It’s incredibly one-sided, no problem to do it.
Well, Benson, why is this Velasco’s problem?
Law & Order: Season 26 Episode 11 is also annoyed by Law & Order, a sub-picture of Villasco to address all the issues between neighborhood residents and police and catch up with rapists.
That was his neighbor, but it didn’t give him magical power to solve the case.
Velasco mainly retains itself. The only neighbor he talks to was Rochas, just because Danny’s music has been too loud.
However, Benson insists that he found a way to quell a group of anti-police protesters, get everyone to talk to the police, and find a rapist who left no evidence to identify himself. What?
Worse, the solution is very simple. All Verasco had to do was get his upstairs neighbor out of prison and let that guy help him stand out.
Community policing – having a small group of police officers patrol their neighbors and know their neighbors – is a legitimate solution to this kind of problem, but that doesn’t exactly work.
I think people around Velasco will be more angry and cynical because the police live in it, but don’t interact.
People might interpret it as snobbery, or see Velasco as “enemy”, who infiltrate their communities for no reason and arrest people, destroy families and destroy children’s lives.
For Villasco, it should be an uphill battle that can make them trust enough for the community so that they can do anything but take the law into their own hands.
Vigilance is the most interesting aspect of the case
Velasco’s neighbors have encountered a serious problem in which police mobs punish those they believe to have committed violent crimes.
Law & Order: SVU Season 26 Episode 13’s sub-plot is fascinating, especially after Danny’s beating man.
I hope this episode takes a deeper look at this aspect of the case. If “out” abandons the bullshit about Velasco having to magically close the case because he lives nearby, there will be plenty of room for a tightly drawn story about Danny’s vigilant arrest.
This episode might raise the question of whether vigilance should be seen as a crime to be punished is just as bad or worse.
Instead, Danny redeems himself by first beating someone and then stopping everyone else from beating the next suspect.
Given how many opportunities it offers for intense storytelling, the plot moves in this boring direction.
Law and Order: SVU Season 26 Episode 11 Not All Bad
There are many problems with this question, but it’s not a horrible plot.
Velasco’s relationship with Danny is interesting, even if some are artificial.
I’m willing to pause my incredible thing is that Danny will only be part of it to turn the whole case around – once I do, there will be some pleasant scenes.
I especially like Velasco tells Danny that the progress they made in this case was due to Danny’s distributing leaflets.
We need news on how small behaviors can make a difference now. Velasco’s guidance to Danny helped do that.
Random thoughts about “off”
- Carisi has no explanation, but that’s OK. After his last few cases, I need a break.
- I really like Danny’s grandfather. I’m glad that Velasco met him.
- It wasn’t realistic for Velasco to go from the Lonely to the support of Danny’s grandfather and to get free beer in just a few minutes of space.
SVU fanatics greet you.
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