Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir View Post
Banquo, please don't base your perceptions of U.S. law enforcement on law enforcement dramas. As a former instructor of mine says: "Don't waste your time with novels."
Don't worry, I have no intention of doing so. However, since I have never seen the inside of a US police station (nor have any plans in that direction) crime drama provides at least a starting point to ask something that bothered me as I read this thread.

Oh, and your instructor was utterly wrong about novels - but that's a different thread.

Thanks for the information.