# How accurate is 'Law and Order'?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 1, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-law-and-order/315078 "2005-08-01T03:36:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accurate-is-law-and-order/315078/70 "2015-05-24T15:45:16Z")

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> [@ShortBus](#):
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> I’m a computer geek who enjoys watching all the Law & Order reruns I can get. I once remember hearing that it’s more close to reality than other, similar shows. However, the blatent use of computers and the Internet as a recurring _deus ex machina_ annoys me to no end. That portion of the show is so horribly innaccurate, so it really makes me wonder about the portrayl of homicide investigations and criminal prosecutions.

I stopped watching Law and Order and all criminal law shows after I became an actual lawyer. They’re so stupidly ridiculously inaccurate, they became painful to watch.

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