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 The Real Miami VicePosted on Jul 26, 2006
In connection with the new Colin Farrell / Jamie Foxx movie, the L.A. Times interviewed a real-life veteran of Miami’s vice, intelligence and narcotics squad. Interestingly, it seems the situations on the TV show weren’t that far off the mark.
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By Joey, June 3, 2010 at 7:05 am Link to this comment
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I worked Vice in Miami during the 80s. In answering
the L.A. Times question accurately, I must admit that
although we had a lot of firearms available to us…
and yes… some were “illegal” meaning that they were
not permitted by policy & were unauthorized (the
official term) like the .22 mini guns and derringers,
the police shootings and body counts did not add up
to the TV and film versions. Well… that’s drama.
The small unauthorized guns, however frowned upon
they were, served their purpose. Police departmental
policies were usually driven by political pressure
and lawsuits as opposed to what was most effective
for the U.C. cops. DW’s story was a common occurrence
in that life. Lots of close calls and lots of fast
talking.
Subsequently trained for hostage negotiations later
in my career, I came to realize that I was my first
rescued hostage.. on a number of occasions.. because
of the fast talking and unorthodox psychology used to
stay alive and healthy. I had a natural talent for
entrancing people during certain situations (language
used, tone quality and rhythm). I’m sure that if DW
thought back, he’d agree that he, too benefited from
such untrained (to U.C. officers) skills. BTW, in all
fairness to the .22 mini guns, they were not as
accurate as their bigger counterparts, but lets face
it DW… we carried them with confidence, didn’t
we…
After all, most shootings take place close up, and
that’s when the .22s worked best… especially when
we had a plan backed by some practice with our
“little friends.”
And despite it all, Brother… we made it home to our
Report thisfamilies… well… prior to the divorces…