before you go on to complain about this movie and you need to realize it be film 30 year ago . i be 1 year old when this movie come out and i have grow up around cop . i have very little doubt these antic use to go on but now they be leave a a part of history . how do you expect a group of guy with a high school diploma and vietnam war service and a thankless job to behave . have you ever get off work so late the bar be close but you want to blow off some steam about the thing that happen to you . where do you go when the bar be close . just a blaze sadles could not be film today and i do not think you could film this movie either . i doubt society or department approve of this behavior but i be certain a blind eye be turn . now since the rampart scandal and rodney king and other incident nobody can do this anymore . if you want to try to understand why this movie be funny and try do a google search for and why cop hate you .