San Diego DAs

All the cases are committed and prosecuted in the county of San Diego, a mere jog from my house. It's frightening and disheartening to think that crimes like this can be committed where I live. Hell, one idiot-child-killer, worked right across the street from me. After watching so many TV cop and forensic shows, you often forget that these crimes happen everyday, often in your backyard. Crime and Punishment has a way of bringing the immediacy of the crimes back to your mind. It's a little bothersome. But in a way it's affirming too. We see that these prosecutors are intelligent and passionate about what they do, and it's usually the right thing and they usually make their case.

The prosecutors are top notch. I don't want to make a comparison to their brother TV show, but these people are equally as impassioned and persuasive as the unstoppable, robot-like DAs on the Law and Order series. In Crime and Punishment however, we get to see the prosecutors' doubts over the case, their performance and their anger at the people that they believe to be guilty.

Really though, Crime and Punishment is so good because it's incredibly edited and perfectly paced. It's like the Cliff's Notes edition of a court case. They and they cut out all the legal fluff and leave the drama. The show takes a TV pace, so it's a little faster than most documentaries, but this is perfect for the ignorant masses. At least they're watching something recognizing a documentary.

Crime and Punishment isn't going to change your mind about crime, punishment or the nature of human evil, but it is a compelling and real look at the court system in the United States.

TV Grade: A

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