Bones yet again

[mandragora]

*whimpers in pain*

Booth and police inspector have met at a riverside cafe. And she's handed him a box. Inside the box there's a gun...

*cries*

Yes, we do have (some) armed police in Britain. The firearms are very carefully locked away when not in use and are only distributed at the police station. Guns are carried as a matter of routine (for a full shift) only by police on armed guard duty. For example, at Heathrow, following recent events. Otherwise, they're distributed just before an operation and to police who have the requisite firearms qualification. Most don't.

There is no fucking way a Met DI (detective inspector) would even have the authority to authorise the use of firearms (you have to be at least a superintendant) let alone hand one over, in public, to a foreign national.

I am rapidly approaching the point when I don't think I will be able to continue and will have to admit defeat.

Comments

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Obviously a mistake.

Sigh.

But how did they manage to get everything wrong?

*despairs*

[filenotch.livejournal.com]

Now you know how I feel about SF science, especially biology/medicine. You just had it all in one show. I get my outrage amortized across episodes.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Actually, I frequently feel outrage in British cop and legal dramas, because usually they get at least some of it wrong. Some worst than others (The Bill is an honourable exception, because they actually get it right and despite really liking the lead actor I can't watch Judge John Deed at all because they get it so wrong).

But I'm used to things being wrong and if the errors aren't too bad and it's dramatically pleasing I can overlook the errors and enjoy.

Trouble with this episode is that they got nothing to do with Britain right at all. Hence the pain. It actually exceeded Judge John Deed terrain and I thought that was impossible.

At least they should be back in the US next week, though, so I have the possibility of enjoying an episode again.