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Police Procedure

posted 14 years ago by gemini-58
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What drove me crazy about the film are the following police screw ups that would NEVER really happen:

- Felon escapes prison and the previous victim would be notified immediately, not three days
- Victim would be taken into protective custody, to an undisclosed location, and guarded by more than 1 or 2 beat officers and a rookie detective
- Victim would have been secured prior to pulling the fire alarm
- After the hotel murders, the victim would not be allowed to just "go home to bed." She'd be at the police station for the next 12-24 hours answering questions/providing statements
- Victim would not be allowed back home, at an address the killer knows, until he's caught

I understand there wouldn't have been a movie, but these factors made me cringe!

[–] cpheonix 14 years ago

Seriously, out of the acting, production, dialogue, music - the police screw-ups annoyed you the most?? The things you mentioned are just a few of the many things wrong with this film!

The most laughable quote was when the uncle said something like "the police said the killer escaped 3 days ago, but they also said that there's no reason why he'd be coming here". Particularly stupid considering he's obsessed with the victim.

[–] PatrickS77 10 years ago

I'm not the op, but yes, the Police screw ups was the biggest annoyance for me.

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