John Oliver blasts 'complete fantasy' of law enforcement on 'Law & Order'
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Comedian John Oliver attacked the long-running “Law & Order” franchise for promoting what he considered a “complete fantasy” of police officers in a tirade on Sunday.
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While the fictional law enforcement series has been seen as a staple of television, Oliver blasted the franchise for being openly "pro-law enforcement."
"For as much as Dick Wolf brags about how the show is written in shades of gray or how it’ll show both sides of an issue, there is one side that it is always on and that’s the police," Oliver said.
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