# NCIS: New Orleans: Why was Cassius Pride in prison?

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**Created:** [September 14, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-new-orleans-why-was-cassius-pride-in-prison/840223 "2019-09-14T16:58:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
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I don’t recall: Why was Pride’s father Cassius in prison?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-new-orleans-why-was-cassius-pride-in-prison/840223/2 "2019-09-15T06:27:03Z")

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I don’t really have a solid answer, but since it’s been over 12 hours since you posted, I figured I’d toss in my wild assed guess. I seem to remember that Cassius (played by Stacy Keach) was a crooked cop who got busted for crooked copping. I might be wrong about that, but that feels right to me. I seem to recall that they were going for a “wrong in the letter of the law but right in spirit” kind of vibe.