Steven Seagal Lawman

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OK, I was having a hard time getting to sleep last night, so I tuned in to "Steven Seagal Lawman". He must have felt pretty comfortable amongst a lot of gray haired and rotund law officers. I don't think that he would cut it up against some flat bellied 20-30 something street officers. The real full-time, young street deputies were never really given much camera time. I'd bet that they weren't impressed.

I really got tired of hearing Seagal say over and over how he needed to get guns off the street. In one instance overzealous Seagal convinced his partner to hassle some young guys in a car who weren't doing anything wrong. They did have an open container in the car, but none of them had been drinking. One of them had a perfectly legal licensed handgun. They ended up letting them go and Seagal looked like a fool. He was "back seat driving" during a chase when his highly experienced partner told him basically to shut up. It was pretty obvious that Seagal, a reserve "chief" deputy has very limited street experience. He was shown giving shooting lessons to a deputy who was a marginal shot. Seagal was trying to impress us with his shooting skill by shooting the top off a Q-tip at touching distances. Now, I'm no well-known firearms guru, but when Seagal was telling this poor deputy about "being one with the pistol" and "pushing the bullet to the target", I just rolled my eyes. The deputy, obviously "star struck", minimally qualified after Seagal's instruction. I'm surprised he hit anything. Seagal was pretty impressive when he tried to give some instruction to other officers on weapon's retention. Seagal knows how to perform the martial arts, but here again, he lacks the ability to teach. All-in-all it was fairly entertaining, but if I were Seagal, I'd be embarrassed to allow this to air and show me as a buffoon.
 
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I seldom watch any of the "reality" shows but did catch 15 minutes of the Seagal show last night. FAR easier to stomach than Dog the Bounty Hunter or any of the rest of them. But...fifteen minutes was about ALL I could take. He is surely chubbing out isn't he? LOL.

FN in MT
 
I saw the two segments too. I think he is a better martial artist and shot than a deputy. Boy he has put on some weight All that( Cajun food). However full of bull he is, he at least supports law enforcement and by today's Hollywood standards I guess that makes him a little better than the rest. It was a little hooky I'll admit.......All that Sir crap sort of turned me off. One thing for sure he couldn't exist one week on Louisiana cops pay. Prior to Katrina New Orleans was the lowest paid large city Police Department in the Country according to news reports.
 
I watched the hour of it last night and it wasnt that bad. Although, you can tell hes too used to acting w/ a lot of the phrases he was saying.

Id like to see him bust out his credit card and take some "dudes" out in the "jects" like he did in that one movie! :rolleyes:
 
Not too smart...repeatedly failed to wear his seatbelt even whilst in pursuits.

Be safe.
 
I didn't think it was all that bad. It wasn't movie quality, but then again, they aren't billing it as such. My hat is off to him for at least getting out of the mansion without getting paid.

Sometimes we seem to shoot our own wounded. We cry and bemoan the likes of Alec Baldwin for his liberal, socialist, anti-gun views while we also criticize Seagal because he's not pro-gun enough or the way WE would like him to be. Whatever.
 
The Big D said:
Not too smart...repeatedly failed to wear his seatbelt even whilst in pursuits.

Be safe.
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I know of a few departments that let their officers drive with out seatbelts due to the odds that they have to get out the car and chase after someone. HOWEVER those departments also make the officers were belts during a pursuit.

Overall I think the sshow was great. And I don't think that the guy that had the gun had a CCW by the way things when down.
 
I have a hell of a lot more respect for Seagal than I do for about 95% of the rest of Hollywood.
 
I watched it for the first time last night and really enjoyed it. I guess Seagal has been a reserve with Jefferson Parish for 20 years - he kept it pretty quiet.

JPSO is a very active department. I worked with them when I was in New Orleans and good old Harry Lee was Sheriff. I don't know if its true, but it was at least accepted as fact then that JPSO used deadly force at about seven times the national average. I can state that they got into a lot of shootings when I was there. I also attended the funeral for one of their guys killed in the line of duty. They work some rough stuff. Of the 10 officers killed in the line of duty since 1965, eight died from gunfire.

http://www.odmp.org/agency/1887-jefferson-parish-sheriffs-office-louisiana

Seagal may be a blowhard, but he likes guns and hates criminals, so thats good enough for me.
 
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Despite our common human failings, and not overlooking his, I'm glad to see him do something of value in a uniform. You can mock him, but put on that Sam Browne at his age and weight and see how well you fare....He could be doing an awful lot worse and expending a hell of a lot less energy......BTW, I haven't seen it yet, but I have seen some pre-interview stuff....Seems genuine to me. That's more than I am at times....Zebulon
 
Say whatever you want about him, he put on a uniform and went out to deal with savages. That's more than most people have done and a hell of a lot more than most actors have done.

As for the segment with guy with the legal gun. Him and his buddies were drinking in a car, they weren't drunk (yet) but booze and cars never equal anything good. As for the gun he should have said he had it off the bat and not acted like such a douche bag while they checked it out. I saw nothing wrong with what they did. The whole tough guy act back fired though and he did have to walk away with his tail between his legs.

I give Steven Segal a lot of credit. He volunteers to work in a neighborhood a whole lot rougher than the one I get paid to work in.
 
sigp220.45 said:
I watched it for the first time last night and really enjoyed it. I guess Seagal has been a reserve with Jefferson Parish for 20 years - he kept it pretty quiet.

JPSO is a very active department. I worked with them when I was in New Orleans and good old Harry Lee was Sheriff. I don't know if its true, but it was at least accepted as fact then that JPSO used deadly force at about seven times the national average. I can state that they got into a lot of shootings when I was there. I also attended the funeral for one of their guys killed in the line of duty. They work some rough stuff. Of the 10 officers killed in the line of duty since 1965, eight died from gunfire.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Fallen Officers

Seagal may be a blowhard, but he likes guns and hates criminals, so thats good enough for me.
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I always liked old Harry myself-too bad the rest of the criminal justice system up at the Courthouse is as rotten as a barrel of week old fish. :rolleyes:
 
I like Seagal, actually met him when he lived on Staten Island, NY. I responded to his home on a non criminal matter and he was a real gentleman. As far as the show goes, I think it is having some teething pains. Hopefully the producers and directors see posts like ours and make some changes. For one, the video photography made me dizzy. they ought to take a lesson from the cameramen from COPs. Next, I'd tell Steven to loose the STARS and the command staff that ride along with him. Where the hell are the cops? Everybody is a Boss on the show, Sgts and above. Other than that the show has potential, lets see what happens down the road. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now.
 
I haven't heard anything about the show. When and what channel does it come on?
 
It is on A&E. Like I said, it was somewhat entertaining, but should have been an embarrassment to Seagal. I wouldn't feel safer having him on patrol in my community. Like ultra45 said, "Where are the real cops?" Seagal made sure that the brass hats (who probably approved the show) got plenty of face time, but the lowly street deputies who were out there putting it on the line, apparently weren't worth any camera time.

Anyone who thinks that Seagal was really wrestling with the bad guys needs a reality check. He was obviously placed in situations after they were "code 4". Everything is not always as it appears on TV.
 
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