Art Imitates Life, Then Art Again

Fans of “The Shield” (anyone got a clue when its due to air again?) may be interested in the following news of the Chicago Police Department disbanding its elite unit, SOS, due to allegations of corruption including false arrests, illegal searches, excessive force, and even one cop conspiring to kill another within the unit.

Did Vic Mackey move to town without my knowing about it?

For those unaware (I use that phrase a lot, don’t I?), the Strike Team of “The Shield” is loosely based on the LAPD’s CRASH Team, another “elite” special police group which was also broken up by its superiors due to similar allegations made against Chicago’s SOS.

Here's Vic's Boys at Clark & Division, seeking out two frosty pitchers
of Old Style, a large Gino's pizza, and (of course) a heap o' trouble