When we look back at what was mainstream culture for the formative years of some of us, we will have to account for valorizing law enforcement officials who turned to violence, often in the service of racism or misogyny. We were told to look up to Dirty Harry, Buford Pusser, and Billy Jack (ok a freelancer and not law enforcement). The idea that the real Pusser was a criminal is not surprising.
On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Sheriff Buford T. Pusser, thanks to a new investigation, apparently killed > his wife back in the 60s... he was killed in a car crash in 1974, before > the original's sequels, a 1978 Brian Dennehy MFT remake and the Dwayne > Johnson remakes of the original trilogy: > > https://abcnews.go.com/US/famed-sheriff-inspired-walking-tall-movie-implicated-wifes/story?id=125126955 > (link) > Somewhere, the people behind "Cold Case" are smiling... > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/847ae0a1-2286-4ff8-9595-baee0f58b653n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/847ae0a1-2286-4ff8-9595-baee0f58b653n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGBQsDvRHNtRSs7iUMFVg7%2BbOXJ2CSUFb72CtJ6AQJb%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
