Town has 'celeb cops' carrying guns?

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Whoa here. Isn't Osborne's son got drug & alcohol issues in his past &/or felony convictions?

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Indiana Town Swears In D-List Celebrities as Cops So They Can Carry Guns for Reality TV Show

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234977,00.html

Dec. 4: Singer LaToya Jackson takes aim during filming of the CBS reality show 'Armed & Famous' in Muncie, Ind.

MUNCIE, Ind. — Erik Estrada and other lesser celebrities have been sworn in as reserve officers of the city police department here, allowing them to carry badges and guns as part of a reality television series.

About 200 people packed into a Muncie City Hall auditorium for the Tuesday ceremony to swear in the former "CHiPs" star, along with La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne, Wee Man and Trish Stratus.

A producer coaxed the crowd into cheering loudly for the camera, and parts of the ceremony had to be repeated several times for the TV cameras.

"Roll call is at 6 o'clock," Muncie Police Chief Joe Winkle told the celebrities. "Do not be late."

Winkle had to say the line three times. The first take was interrupted by audience applause, the second was too quiet.

"Welcome to TV," said Julie Link of Forman Productions. "Sometimes, we have to retake."

The CBS show, "Armed and Famous," being filmed in this east-central Indiana city, population 66,000, follows the celebrities as they enforce the laws alongside city police officers.

Estrada joked with the crowd that people may not recognize him as an officer because he would not be wearing his toupee. He pulled up the back inch of his hairpiece and wiggled it, drawing laughter from the crowd.

Estrada carried a gun but rarely used it to stop bad guys in his 1970s motorcycle-cops drama.

He also appeared in VH1's "Surreal Life" in 2004. Osbourne, 21, son of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, was on the MTV's "The Osbournes." Wee Man, 33, a 4-foot-7 skateboarder, gained fame on the MTV show "Jackass."

Jackson, 50, a singer and sister of Michael and Janet Jackson, is a native of Gary, and Stratus is a former WWE professional wrestler.

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Whoa here. Isn't Osborne's son got drug & alcohol issues in his past &/or felony convictions?

They all probably do. But since they're a higher class and better than all of us, they are above the law. Reality shows are boring, and I don't think this one will last long. It makes a mockery of police departments all over the US by using a real police department and giving has-been celebrities to have real police power. At least Reno 911 is obviously fake (and not a reality show, and REALLY stupid). I wonder what type of sidearms they'll be issued, if any. (Shiny Desert Eagles all around)
 
Hmmm...

Maybe I'm just a stickler for the details. BUT, wouldn't the very idea of a retake COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY remove any already dwindling hope of "reality" from reality TV???
 
I hope everyone lives. The notion that celebs are sworn officers only takes the fact that they actually believe they are who they play one step further. Wonder if they will report the ADs and if it will be appropriately serious of joked about? My guess the later till someone gets hit.
 
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