I'd never thought about it from this angle, but I think you're right. The Cop Spectacle might be our substitute entertainment for the old public executions. We

I'd never thought about it from this angle, but I think you're right. The Cop Spectacle might be our substitute entertainment for the old public executions. We can't show [public enemy du jour] being torn apart by lions in the arena anymore, but we can show drug dealers and terrorists being gunned down by the thousands in pop TV shows. They worshipped gladiators, we worship cops.