Officer Singer is a brand new policeman (Kurt Russell) is out on his first day. And, it happens to be a horrible day, as his training officer is murdered by a young punk (Andrew Stevens) who appeared to do it for kicks. Soon, Singer apprehends all three of the teens...including the shooter. However, his fellow cops are NOT happy, Singer could have easily just shot the kid but figured the boy fired all six shots and couldn't hurt him...and they wish he'd just shot the guy. Soon you can see why they feel that way, as the case is handled in Juvenile Court and the judge essentially feels sorry for the monster.
Now Singer has a new training officer...and Officer Williams is a tough guy who plays by the rules of the street. That might include beating up a junkie and twisting the law 'as needed' to rid the community of scum. Soon Williams is angry, as once again Singer uses his brains instead of just shooting the drug dealer.
As for the murderous teen (Andrew Stevens), he's a horrible inmate in juvenile detention and is essentially rewarded for this and sent home....even though he killed a cop and was very destructive when he was incarcerated.
What's to become of Singer? After all, though he's following the books carefully, he's hated because he isn't trigger-happy. And, what of the crazed teen who seems to have learned nothing...apart from the joy of killing cops?!
Overall, this is a very scary qnd frustrating episode to watch. I have no way of knowing, but the shooter looked to be at least 16-17 and I wonder how common it was to kick a case like this to Juvenile Court instead of charging him as an adult since he allegedly murdered a cop. I also am unsure how realistic the case is, as he only received three months in lockup and was anything but a model inmate. Well worth seeing...just not sure how realistic the story was.
Now Singer has a new training officer...and Officer Williams is a tough guy who plays by the rules of the street. That might include beating up a junkie and twisting the law 'as needed' to rid the community of scum. Soon Williams is angry, as once again Singer uses his brains instead of just shooting the drug dealer.
As for the murderous teen (Andrew Stevens), he's a horrible inmate in juvenile detention and is essentially rewarded for this and sent home....even though he killed a cop and was very destructive when he was incarcerated.
What's to become of Singer? After all, though he's following the books carefully, he's hated because he isn't trigger-happy. And, what of the crazed teen who seems to have learned nothing...apart from the joy of killing cops?!
Overall, this is a very scary qnd frustrating episode to watch. I have no way of knowing, but the shooter looked to be at least 16-17 and I wonder how common it was to kick a case like this to Juvenile Court instead of charging him as an adult since he allegedly murdered a cop. I also am unsure how realistic the case is, as he only received three months in lockup and was anything but a model inmate. Well worth seeing...just not sure how realistic the story was.
