West Uses Stanton's Body Cam to Get Him Caught - The Rookie

[@andreaventura6723]

I was so sad to see Jackson hurt, but he did it. He wanted to bring justice and he did. He is so smart.

[@Mysterio1412]

I applaud Jackson, that took serious balls. Took a hospital level beating to show Stanton's true colors. More people in this time need to have backbone like that.

[@andreaventura6723]

@@Mysterio1412 he was very brave, he really risked himself to show Stanton, you're right

[@michaeljo6976]

It's called acting..ya know..the scripted kind, in instance, his character is suspose to be smart, what's he suspose to be, stupid....🙄

[@andreaventura6723]

@@michaeljo6976 I mean it is a show, his character since s1 has been know for being intelligent, I am talking about his development as a character. I am sure you understand that. 😉

[@ryonhatcher4561]

Justice is as Sweet as a Cake! Racism is nothing, but a Disease to Society, I'm sure you guys agree!

[@StreetSr]

“This isn’t over” “No. But you are” Gotta be one of the best lines west has said for the hole series.

[@Lorrdd]

Except he wasn't. He was still a cop, as far as we know, still is.

[@bummblebee77]

except West didn't say it, Grey did.

[@Waffleswcheese]

@@Lorrddhe is but they exposed him to the force. He wasn’t fired but he got worse. He’s alone now, if he calls for backup no one will go.

[@michael-gb3rn]

@@Waffleswcheese that would be dialect of duty putting the same officer in this guys shoes.

[@ManlyStump]

@@michael-gb3rnYou mean dereliction of duty?

[@JME_VRS]

Jackson: * is severely wounded * Also Jackson: Naaaa don’t take me yet. Let me see this first

[@zyonhenderson67]

Justice does heal I guess

[@ryonhatcher4561]

@@zyonhenderson67 it sure does, my friend!

[@sam432ful]

Hold up, I wanna look at the despair in that mans eyes.

[@blancalousanjuan9130]

Totally worth it . his partner gets what he deserve after all the s#@* he needs to through for him

[@winterspirit3734]

Fuvk yeah worth it guy deserved it for all the hell he put Jackson through

[@TheQuickstarr]

Honestly, when Stanton told Tim to back off, and Tim said "Give me a reason." I never wanted to watch Tim lay a beating on anyone so bad in my life LOL.

[@dhinton1]

Tim was ready to lay hands 💥💥💥 (I was looking for THIS comment)

[@tahleeeza]

Well in the first season he did pick a fight with someone

[@lonedemonofdeath666]

Tim was thinking “I’d be more than happy to whoop you’re ass”

[@javinrichardson]

Tim was waiting to throw hands

[@vyperbladez5101]

Tim may not look like a softie, but when a friend is in trouble, he will protect them

[@TheLemurianStar]

This episode almost brought me to tears. It is definitely heartbreaking that the existence of these types of cops is not fictional. Best cop show I've seen in awhile

[@weezelbeezel6734]

Which episode is it?

[@chrisbell9413]

​@@weezelbeezel6734season 3 episode 5

[@RinJackson]

​@@weezelbeezel6734It's early in season 3, though I forget the exact episode

[@saskiameurer9960]

@@weezelbeezel6734S3F4 I Think

[@bigpauly2703]

for the title of best its either this one or s.w.a.t

[@somebody5931]

Brandon Routh did an amazing job. Fucking hate his character.. I literally cannot recall another time Brandon Routh has played a character I hated. Amazing acting.

[@deshawndodd7883]

CHUCK

[@patrickorourke41]

@@deshawndodd7883 HATED SHAW SOOOOOO MUCH!

[@akemi86]

Hes such a fantastic actor and plays a bad guy so well. Chuck anyone??

[@SaizoDark3]

@Alexander Von Ehr Without badguys, there wouldn't be any heroes right? I think they take it as an opportunity to diversy. It's a role to play and Brandon Routh delivered it amazingly. It only starts to become a pain when people start hating an actor because of a role, because they can't distinct between role and person.

[@staticshock1343]

Shaw from CHUCK and that ex boyfriend from Scott Pilgrim

[@digitalhyde1926]

When West activated stantons bodycam my face legit went into shock like YES WEST

[@ryonhatcher4561]

*Officer West for the freakin' win!*

[@Annihilation84]

Yes when I saw this on yeah bitch haha

[@raephaelemasirnille5794]

Priceless TV moment !!!!!

[@jamespatrick98]

I audibly yelled “GOTCHA BITCH” when I watched it

[@originaljackofhearts]

What good does turning it on after the beating do?

[@pokebreeder2517]

we still must give credit to stanton's actor as he did an amazing job making us hate him. damn 12k likes this is amazing! thankyou all for liking the comment ^^

[@martinacosta3821]

which is amazing given that his previous jobs were good guys

[@zader2899]

@@jimapplebee5322 I don’t know I think I hated him more on this one

[@ellenbrake1653]

@@martinacosta3821 dude plays Superman and gets marked as a good guy lol Brandon routh plays a REALLY good bad guy

[@robertjackson3552]

he probably used red kryptonite

[@imaniengraved]

Right how does he go from the charming tech nerd in legends of tomorrow to this guy. Mans got range.

[@Tyler_Durden_562]

I've seen every episode and this was definitely one of the most intense and well acted out scenes.

[@yourmommasentme6544]

The show sucks

[@Joy_99.]

I absolutely love this show I finished it in two weeks and am currently re watching it.

[@Tyler_Durden_562]

@@Joy_99. yea I've definitely rewatched the whole thing twice lol

[@Tyler_Durden_562]

@@yourmommasentme6544 cool, then go watch something else lol

[@estebanryuzaki9561]

I agree. But the most Intense for me is when Lucy is found buried by her team. Lucy's reaction and Tim holding her in his arms almost made me cry

[@joekeerysfav]

I love how Tim has the backs of all the rookies even when they are not his. For example when Nyla Harper first came he had Nolans back and now he has Jacksons back. I love this show so much.

[@daniv8865]

You can't say that man doesn't take his job seriously.

[@MickPlays6680]

Because behind all the fierce coolness he’s Just a careing young Guy who cares about everyone alot

[@davidblass3767]

Bradford is a classic character trope: the scoundrel with the heart of gold. You see it all the time in media. Anyone doing good acts but making excuses for it after or saying it was just for a reward or for some other reason tends to fit the bill. Han Solo was the most famous modern day one in Star Wars. There’s also Gambit from Marvels X-Men, Stan Pines from gravity falls- And those are all just examples from disney.

[@MyNamesCable]

Seeing Jackson turn the camera on literally had me punching the air

[@ItsMelodyy]

Same here haha

[@SerratedSun5841]

I love the look on Stanton’s face when he realizes what just happened

[@pig2768]

@@SerratedSun5841 same

[@larmella]

Same

[@AirbenderHawk]

Same!!

[@michaelbull4344]

It was heartbreaking that Jackson had to take a beating. Just to get Stanton right where he wanted him. In the end Jackson recovered from his beating Stanton gets fired like he should.

[@selgy6472]

He didn’t get fired yet he will be back unless they fire him off screen which would suck cause I would love to see Jackson’s dad and the chief of police completely destroy him.

[@michaelbull4344]

They re definitely gonna rip him apart like paper. Stanton body can is gonna pick up all the racial profiling and bullying he does on the job. I think Stanton does backdoor stuff like how that other rookie he trained tipped him off etc. I think he said Jackson up to get assaulted.

[@poodabran]

@@michaelbull4344 That's what I said. He had to have set this up. That would explain why he turned his body cam off and why he took them unannounced into a neighborhood that required backup.

[@danielsbar373]

It's a shame hoe often this happens in real life where the officer doesn't recieve any punishment. Police should be held at a higher standard, not a lower one like they do nowadays. People like that shouldn't be fired, they should spend 20-30 years in a cell.

[@commanderfistfight6300]

@@danielsbar373 so officers standing by as other officers are getting beat up really badly is a common occurrence also a lot of racist cops do pretty bad stuff but it’s nothing that would warrant jail or prison time

[@KS-xk2so]

I see some confused by the whole "Jackson turned his camera on/off" bit, so let me try to explain it. They kind of explain it earlier in the episode when Doug and Jackson had their man to man chat. Not sure how it works but the body cameras are ALWAYS recording, however if they are not "on" then I believe the footage is pretty quickly deleted, not viewable, and unrecoverable. What they say in the episode is as soon as the camera is switched "on", all footage from 2 minutes previous to the second its turned on is now saved and viewable. So it was off, but the second Jackson hits the on button, his last 2 minutes are now able to be reviewed and saved, including him seeing Jackson getting tuned up, and not interfering. I believe this is done for a few reasons. First is technological limits, as in just having them always recording isn't feasible based on storage capacity and battery life, let alone privacy concerns. Second is to ensure cops are on their best behaviour, while its not "on" it could be at any moment, and catch stuff you did when you knew it was off, so act accordingly. Third is procedural, some times it might be off and cops suddenly witness something without time to turn it on, if they can do that right after seeing something and know its captured still, it becomes crucial evidence.

[@MidnightHeir]

Thank you! I legit didn't get this.

[@jarowan]

By definition, if the camera only starts recording when you switch it on, it's going to miss whatever it was that caused you to turn it on. You heard/saw/got a call about something and thought 'oh, i'm going to need to record this.' This way, if you get shot at or threatened or someone shouts something ugly to you, once you click the cam, it has already recorded that thing. This way, it's always available if something happens, but if nothing happens, it never goes anywhere and gets erased.

[@amf5171]

IRL, the cameras only get all video (no audio) captured 30 seconds prior to turning it on, and the switch he activated is the actual power switch, not the “record” button, but pretty much yeah that’s how it works.

[@stanleyprasanna7119]

Thank you

[@iangraham6887]

the cameras are constantly recording even when turned off. theyre just set to delete the footage recorded after 2 minutes to save memory. when the officer presses the button, the recording from 2 minutes ago is saved and everything up to the present circumstances are saved for review.

[@lostsomewhere6487]

I’ll say it for everyone but I cried bad at this part but the joy when West managed to turn his camera on.

[@kianaone2610]

Pretty sure when Stanson asked who did this to you, West replied with"closer" the first time. Than said camera before clicking it on.

[@GuidelinesViolator]

Stanson was based the whole time

[@freshprince374]

It’s Stanton.

[@willm5611]

The way Tim acted towards it shows how much he cares about Jackson .

[@BigCarris_53_64]

That's right! ✅#️⃣1️⃣

[@AteenteenSpirt]

He was Jackson’s initial mentor

[@AllyBubblesSpriggs]

He cares about all his officers! That man was supposed to have his back!

[@spurslegacy]

@@AteenteenSpirt Nah, Jackson’s first TO was Lopez. Tim just realized he was doing things wrong and grew closer to Jackson this season

[@remychase]

Tim cares about all the rookies in his own way, even Nolan. He’s a good cop and holds every officer to the same standards.

[@albatani27]

This role reminded us of just how versatile an actor Brandon Routh actually is. Brilliant work on his part.

[@tirrelljoyner3432]

When Jackson told Doug his dad didn't work in IA he ran IA, he knew he had to eliminate Jackson. He figured they would kill him not just beat him down.

[@blackheartthedarklord6428]

But his plans failed and now he will face his wrath

[@thtiger1]

The brave part was that Jackson did it for that very reason. Or so it seemed to me

[@bigpauly2703]

@@blackheartthedarklord6428 and than it turned out that was useless and he got his job back so they had to tore him apart by taking a more cheap shot

[@hidan407]

​@@bigpauly2703Imagine if Stanton moved to the other side of the country and they followed him and did the same thing there too 😂😂😂 It would have been interesting plot twist if stanton wasnt racist, but he simply disliked West for personal reasons

[@chrisroney4948]

I love how he knew he was screwed and still tried to act hard telling him to back off like he going to do anything lol

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Especially with Tim. Grey would certainly be willing to go hands on if necessary but Tim would make him hurt after what he did.

[@yuvenation6829]

"This isn't over" this statement runs deep. In real life means there are more of us and you can't stop us.

[@curiouslymavismade]

Cops should be held accountable for their infractions like anyone else.

[@bluelineindependent3673]

they are majority of the time, but just like civilians, some get away

[@redengineer4380]

@@bluelineindependent3673 If they aren't, how would you know?

[@harrylester2177]

They are....

[@harrylester2177]

@@tenaciousjoda8605 They were found to be innocent by the court.

[@IsraelNowIsraelForever]

It was not an infraction. The bastard was resisting, and his family got all uppity.

[@michellehawco8981]

This scene was disturbing to say the least but also priceless when his own camera got turned on him...loved it loved it loved it !!!!

[@miynu16]

I know this show isn't real life, but damn this is so satisfying!

[@rogervincent2092]

And soon to be cancelled. Do not get comfy

[@jackdenttt3766]

@@rogervincent2092 what do u mean

[@mrdurva9532]

@@rogervincent2092 it won't be cancelled lol, the hell you talking about ya clown Get ready for season 4 and 5 ;)

[@CPhero82]

🧢, officers do this on a daily basics.

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

Okay this looks amazing! Has some actors who I enjoy! Looks like I need to start watching this.

[@rosajohnson5212]

Thank you so much for this upload!!! I saw a short and it was bugging me what happened afterwards.

[@AirbenderHawk]

The sound effect and music that coincides with Jackson turning on his body camera to loop back the footage by 2 minutes is SATISFYING AS HELL!!! Jackson really got justice in his own way, and the build up to boot out that hateful guy was so worth the wait in this episode. Brandon really played the villain so well, it got me hooked till the very end.

[@johnarat9618]

Me too. Someone else explained the camera thing. I'll post it in another comment.

[@johnarat9618]

@KS-xk2so said: "I see some confused by the whole "Jackson turned his camera on/off" bit, so let me try to explain it. They kind of explain it earlier in the episode when Doug and Jackson had their man to man chat. Not sure how it works but the body cameras are ALWAYS recording, however if they are not "on" then I believe the footage is pretty quickly deleted, not viewable, and unrecoverable. What they say in the episode is as soon as the camera is switched "on", all footage from 2 minutes previous to the second its turned on is now saved and viewable. So it was off, but the second Jackson hits the on button, his last 2 minutes are now able to be reviewed and saved, including him seeing Jackson getting tuned up, and not interfering." "I believe this is done for a few reasons. First is technological limits, as in just having them always recording isn't feasible based on storage capacity and battery life, let alone privacy concerns. Second is to ensure cops are on their best behaviour, while its not "on" it could be at any moment, and catch stuff you did when you knew it was off, so act accordingly. Third is procedural, some times it might be off and cops suddenly witness something without time to turn it on, if they can do that right after seeing something and know its captured still, it becomes crucial evidence."

[@Mrbeckwith1906]

I love this show! The level of courage and dedication that West has displayed is unparalleled! The fact that he was willing to put his career on the line as well as his life to get a racist cop fired, sheer tenacity! Even Sgt. Grey got misty when he visited him in the hospital. Thank God for body cameras because that ass beating would have been for nothing. My hat goes off to Brandon Routh for portraying such a controversial character.

[@joshbull623]

In real life the Union would protect their biggest payer, the DA would cut some BS deal, everyone would get reelected and West would be dead by the end of the week if he didn't transfer.

[@Chris-cs9sd]

Thanks, I don't watch the show so I was wondering what was the back story.

[@Lorrdd]

So... In your mind, Jackson is a hero for going into a bad hood with a bad cop and getting his ass kicked? He didn't know he was going to get jumped, so going with Stanton into that area was his own fault, and wasn't part of some plan to catch Stanton. It was a moment of opportunity when the cam presented itself, and Jackson took it. That's all. Actions are not more/less heroic because of the colour of your skin.

[@destroyerarmor]

​@@Lorrdd nah

[@Rockadela_]

@@Lorrddfacts

[@ashleyv6603]

Love Jackson! He remembered what Stanton said about hitting the on button and it saving the last 2 minutes of video even if the camera wasn't initially on. Even through all that pain he still came out to be the smarter cop!

[@foolslayer9416]

People who abuse their authority don't deserve to have it.

[@reidhirsh3338]

Anyone who was and still is a bully, hater, racist, and zealot shouldn't of been given such power in the first place. Departments need to improve on their recruiting and interview processes so the Stantons and others like him never get even a toe in the door.

[@ShredPenguins]

@@reidhirsh3338 You can blame that on the taxpayers. They are the ones bitching when police departments spend too much money doing things that fly under the radar of public opinion and don't produce enough "hard results."

[@jasonthebullsfan7840]

@@ShredPenguins you do know you might be a tax payer if you are not living in the basement in your moms house 😂 jit is stupid

[@ShredPenguins]

@@jasonthebullsfan7840 Was that suppose to resemble English because it doesn't make any sense?

[@chriskotson44]

@@reidhirsh3338 Agreed, the only problem is how? There isn't a real way to detect racism until he/she has already done something offensive. People can easily lie and claim to not be one.

[@shawnkroll3950]

Side note I loved Bradford's reaction as a veteran to. Stanton committed the most heinous crime as veteran you never leave a fallen man behind or leave a fellow solider to die.

[@merchandisingisanart]

The first episode of saw him in he made some racist remarks to the black female cop and he acted differently around them.

[@KBdoubleE]

Sgt. Grey played by Richard T. Jones is one of the greatest underrated actors today, ABC's The Rookie revived and uplifted his career after playing in one of Tyler Perry's movies.

[@Achuidian179]

Brandon Ruth plays the villain well. Not just here in The Rookie, but also Chuck

[@ryangervais76]

I'm so glad im not the only one who has seen that show

[@josiahkanyiha3424]

Y’all seen Chuck too!? Love to see it

[@mohamedbahri6257]

OMG chuckkkk i watched that show 4 times i miss that show

[@jaisiline]

Legends of Tomorrow

[@coryjkrum]

I miss that show chuck was the best

[@cw9897]

Brandon Routh is such an impressive actor. He went from being my favorite character on Legends of Tomorrow to the character I despise the most this season on The Rookie.

[@butt5ful]

Stopped watching Legends after he left. Was my absolute favorite character. He didn’t even want to leave.

[@cw9897]

@@butt5ful I know that pissed me off. There was no reason to remove him from the show, he was the heart of the team.

[@butt5ful]

They won’t admit it but I think that they couldn’t afford him anymore. They say there were no more stories for him to tell which was bs.

[@moonletmoon]

That’s what I know that actor from!

[@PaintballerReviews]

0:36 the biggest oh shit moment of his life

[@Hated_Sien]

When i watched this i celebrated. Then a couple episodes later, Stanton was back on the job in a different department like nothing happened and i knew the writers wanted to show police as authentic as possible.

[@thehumblesniper]

0:36 "It was at this moment that he knew...he screwed up."

[@TheCraig628]

I love this show so much.... he stood up against the racist acts of the officer

[@Chair4ever]

I think you mean he stood up "against" the racist acts of the officer not "for"...

[@TheCraig628]

@@Chair4ever yeahh my fault lol

[@Paladinson]

@@TheCraig628 The sad truth is there are more like this cop...I know this is a show but...one doesnt solve everything. Was still a good Ark.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Its a shame not of the other white cops stood up against him. Jackson damn near died.

[@Paladinson]

@@mikekillagreen9432 yeah that's true but it did depict the reality of Cops having almost Bulletproof rights. Explains why it took so long to get caught. Oh also... this isnt over...He got suspended not Fired.

[@melissaclark1051]

He should have been arrested.

[@ibrahimrashid9611]

I agree , Jackson will find a new training officer

[@Cailus3542]

He didn’t commit a crime, although he certainly will get fired and will never work in any sort of law enforcement ever again.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

@@Cailus3542 That was a crime

[@seancollins7447]

@@Cailus3542 He committed accessory to attempted murder.

[@jayboofender743]

@@mikekillagreen9432 I agree as well that was a crime Jackson could have been killed and I also agree with the other comment stating she’s been arrested on scene but now that gray has his gun and his badge I doubt he will ever work in any law-enforcement agency again

[@justanothercayleb820]

One of the most satisfying moments this season. Really got worried for West though. They played the same music for Anderson.

[@isiahwarner3087]

When Jackson said, "I'm the captain now!!" I was like yeah, while pinching the air and then I did a back flip, front flip, and then a reverse somersault!! Truly gratifying!!

[@braydentaylor303]

I’ve never watched this show before but this showed up on my recommended today and now I’m seriously considering diving in

[@nostalgicgaming5944]

You won't regret it. This show is intense. This scene was so satisfying after seeing what this guy did the last few episodes. He truly was a shitty cop.

[@OneOddDuck]

I usually pass on cop shows, only started watching because of Nathan fillion, I was a fan if his from Firefly. I seriously recommend you check it out its surprisingly very good

[@zemocha1989]

I highly recommend you give it a go. Haha

[@anthonydalebarroga]

Man this episode left me in tears. I am really devastated to see Jackson getting beat up while his partner just looks from behind. Good for you, Stanton. You deserve that. In the end where Grey visits Jackson in the hospital. Grey says “I’m so damn proud of you.” Not to mention his tears falling. That made me cry more. As he sees Jackson in that state. 😭

[@MikeKollin]

Why did he help him???

[@jannettemoya3902]

So proud of Jackson!

[@andreponniah9900]

1:38 "This isn't over." Not by a long shot, buddy. They're just getting started with you

[@ryonhatcher4561]

"No. But you are."

[@danielhaire6677]

@@ryonhatcher4561 Even if he somehow beats the charges, Stanton is now going to be known as the guy who left his partner and rookie to get beat down and nearly killed by a gang. No one is going to want to work with him and he might find it hard to get back up when he might need it. He's going to find out just how scary and dangerous being alone can be.

[@Sabied5n]

U don’t know how happy I was in this episode and the one where they show the video to the other cops

[@utkarshgarg3523]

And in real life, he will be reinstated somewhere else after a few months of calm down

[@Jay-_16]

He was in the show too

[@pexton317]

Tim is such a hard ass I loved it when he kept standing up to him

[@LinkWulluf]

The moment he turned that camera on was out of my seat jumping up and down. 🙌

[@Mrbeckwith1906]

Truly the MOST satisfying moment so far this season! Commander West is going to have a field day with Stanton! Just the fact that you failed to assist a fellow officer while he was getting assaulted who just happened to be your boot! Not to mention your former boot is my son!

[@shemarirving]

Which season is this

[@Mrbeckwith1906]

Season 3

[@airsoul366]

Brandon Routhe is wild, he so flawlessly dual'd two very distinctly different characters in almost the same filming periods, because, he does such a good job her in getting you to hate and despise him, but hes so lovably nice and goofy in Legends of Tomorrow.

[@swavtii7481]

West was like “hold on I wanna see this” killed me😂😂 1:05

[@susanpliskow6554]

Love it when Tim said "give me a reason."

[@ryonhatcher4561]

1:21

[@flashstudiosguy]

"This isn't over.." I'd have replied "you're right, we're just getting started on you.."

[@poodabran]

Destruction x 1,000

[@gcchick2006]

I watched this episode on Hulu, and when Staton said, "This isn't over." I was like , Dude, you literally just got caught with your hand in the cookie jar, and you still mouthed off?!?

[@vexxama]

Agreed. And the fact that he did so after leaving another officer to be beaten, would be reasonable to treat what he said as a threat

[@gcchick2006]

@@vexxama I didn't even think about it as a threat, but ya your right.

[@demariojohnson5601]

@@vexxama wht episode and season?

[@sarahharper2745]

What episode

[@sendmedoge8939]

For those who don't know. He basically hit the "save" button. It saves the last 30 seconds of footage that otherwise would have been deleted.

[@bykva_g]

2 minutes not 30 seconds

[@iblastyou4819]

I loved Tim in this scene. He may be a hardass. But he still cares about his teammates and knows doesn’t tolerate bad cops.

[@jonathancineus6424]

So ashamed of Superman here.

[@foolslayer9416]

Superman would not approve of Stanton's actions.

[@emerson2149]

Does he play superman ?

[@-skate-]

@@emerson2149 yes

[@84dezh]

Neither would the atom Or his second appearance as superman

[@ayandak47]

@@foolslayer9416 guess he a better actor than super heroes allow

[@jefferygreening4015]

A tip of the hat to the writers. These episodes this season have been well thought out and written

[@fairfeatherfiend]

Brandon Routh is scary. He's a good actor.

[@FerretJohn]

Amazing how guys who usually play clean-cut straight arrows can do such a great job as villains. Andy Griffith and Robin Williams also did great work as the bad guys

[@jonathanradut2595]

Check out Chuck. He played the serious/villain role and it was good.

[@ryonhatcher4561]

The Character he's playing is scary, yes. He's also a dick, who thinks People of Color have no respect for authority, even though they do. Jackson's Dad runs the I.A for crying out loud, how is *that* no respect?

[@ShredPenguins]

@@ryonhatcher4561 I agree he is awful and racist. But, and I think it's an important thing the show mentioned, it's important to remember HOW he became that way. It's not enough to identify the bad officers and remove them, but also to understand HOW they became to be the way they are. I guarantee most bad cops weren't always that way, they are the culmination of their experiences, even if they arrive at the wrong conclusion. In this case, being a patrol officer in one of the most violent gang neighborhoods in LA in the 90s. He clearly needed a measure of therapy after everything he experienced. As a white guy that grew up 3 blocks from Cabrini Green in Chicago in the 80's and 90's, I can tell you it could have been very easy to become a racist, intolerant asshole if I hadn't been surrounded by loving, accepting people.

[@ryonhatcher4561]

@@ShredPenguins Maybe, but that doesn't justify what he did to the People he attacked in the past three Episodes. He attacked a Kid who was just minding his own business, listening to Music. He arrested a Woman who was handing Guns over to the Police from her Ex-Husband, granted I can see how that's illegal, but still. In this Episode, he was about to beat up a Lawyer, who didn't even do anything illegal. The Lawyer was just showing his friends the Engine in his Car. I can understand what you’re talking about and yes, some People are bad, because of bad experiences. But, there are times, where people can be bad, simply because it'seither all they knew or just because they want to. Not saying that Stanton wanted ro be bad, he just has the bad habit of stereotyping People and judge Books by their Covers. Let’s hope Stanton's Kids don't inherit their Father’s sense of judgement.

[@jimmylobe9669]

This was epic!! The I screamed when he turned the body cam on 😂

[@Omarj89]

I just went through that scene as I'm watching the series for the first time, and that scene got a very loud Oooh! out of me, that was genius. Like I'm just searching for this to see how everyone else reacted Also genius writing. Giving the audience the info briefly that the camera rewinds 2 minutes when you turn it on, setting up for this scene.

[@JoelC.1549]

That music in the background to make it 10 times more sadder. Love this tho ❤

[@engineeringsquirrel]

Superman is now this quote. You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@saramcmurtrie3955]

True but I think that's the actor not the character

[@vexxama]

The fact it automatically records two minutes prior to being turned on is a good feature, it meant that he was able to catch him out. But the fact officers can turn cameras off or on by themselves seems like something that they should be prevented from being able to do

[@flatfeetlefthanded]

There are times when cops will need to turn it off very quickly for privacy’s sake. Such as when they use the restroom and if a confidential informant ( in certain circumstances) pops up with information. I’m not a cop, but I do understand that sometimes, privacy is needed to preserve safety.

[@vexxama]

@@flatfeetlefthanded fair, but what if there was a button for that purpose that marked the beginning and end of a period where privacy was required, but could still be reviewed with the proper authority for a specific purpose? It could still be kept off the initial recording, but would be harder to abuse

[@flatfeetlefthanded]

@@vexxama I'm all for higher levels of integrity, including the advancement of technology. But real life application needs a bit of practicality. Last year, the "Blue leaks" happened, exposing over 700,000 police personal data. While that's horrible, imagine another hack that finds more- tactics, undercover identities, locations of sensitive stuff, etc. The truth is, it's a much more complex issue of being more transparent with the public, and keeping information safe. And i have to be honest, I love your ideas, but I can also see how they can lead to other problems. I'm not saying they're bigger problems, just more. I'm also not here to criticize, but to play devil's advocate.

[@baddriversofthenorcalarea500]

@@vexxama And what if the person with the proper authority abused that? What if it recorded officers in the bathroom, or having private conversations about their boss?

[@i.I.j]

The noise when he touched the body cam was epic

[@inspirationtwentyfour7]

Best episode so far. Yet to watch after this.

[@Kingjr25]

What episode

[@princessnaeemahakilabarnes7159]

​@@Kingjr25 season 3 episode 5 the title is lockdown

[@wickedlove229]

I woke my daughter up with how loud I got when his ass was done! Then I bawled like a baby bc West was hurt!

[@JeremiahJai]

I've seen every single episode of this show from the beginning. I love the direction they've taken it. I have a feeling it wasnt the plan, but its definitely on note. I hope millions get on to this show!

[@lisadykes4633]

Great episode

[@kaitlyn._.smh19]

@@lisadykes4633 what episode is it

[@Relicanth]

That moment when Stanton knew he was going down...

[@lilychisnell]

😢 this is heart breaking, I haven’t gotten this far in the show so is he alright, he is my favourite character ❤❤😢

[@nicholasgallo3599]

It was an awesome moment to see Stanton’s reaction to when Jackson and Grey shamed him both times. He is a horrible racist, bully, a corrupt and dirty cop, and awful person. He does not stand for law and order, justice, and protecting the community and everyone in it which is what the police force is supposed to stand for and do every day

[@TheCountryBoySurvivalist]

Now I’m just waiting for him to go in front of Internal Affairs to see what Jackson’s Dad does

[@Oniphire]

I hope we get to see that!

[@anuragkhanzode1944]

The west senior is gonna rip his ass so broad that its is gonna stretch from east coast to west coast

[@OneOddDuck]

I cant wait to see the conclusion of this story arc

[@JoyeJoy]

This clip is the whole reason I started watching the show and then I just fell in love with it all and binged the whole thing

[@HadirUntukAnda]

True

[@LivOLivv]

What episode and season

[@pingu5543]

Can’t wait to see what happens next.

[@zalizoo0402]

West turning on the body cam filled me with a grim satisfaction. What an incredible scene and a bittersweet end to a character. arc

[@spartan066]

I'm confused. Did he turn it on or off? If it was off before then how did it record the scene?

[@jaegerwhatifs4679]

@@spartan066 Earlier in this episode it's stated that the cams are programmed to rewind 2 minutes back when booting up to catch footage that someone didn't want to record.

[@anthonyprieto09]

This is what finally made me watch the show after all the you tube clips

[@absoluteking95]

Stanton is lucky it's Grey & Bradford and not Hicks & Hondo

[@teddytoh2191]

Yea, especially after you saw how they get street off swat after what he did on the first season

[@levicalcottmusic7578]

Or if Captain Anderson was around. Or Commander West

[@colonelsarge2797]

Nah, Hank Voight is the cop Stanton should fear the most.

[@Jak-lm1cx]

No he should fear gibs from NCIS now he is scary in a good way

[@johnarat9618]

@@colonelsarge2797 Amen

[@LovelyLies16]

"Give me a reason." Love it!

[@awesomechannel9342]

Now this is justice

[@FerretJohn]

Love the little special effect they gave, flipping Stanton's body-cam on like it was the Hammer of God.

[@SRWOtaku]

A great risk for Jackson, yet a great return to see Stanton get his just desserts. Sure hope he gets better.

[@HyouVizer]

1:00 go stand near a mirror surface and look directly at it show the viewers it is stanton lol....

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

Damn he lost his Vegan privileges and now he lost his Police Privileges

[@SaizoDark3]

Once you were a vegone and then stantone but now... you will be gone

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

@@SaizoDark3 tell the cleaning lady on Monday

[@SaizoDark3]

@@LunatheLoungeSinger What?

[@Chair4ever]

@@SaizoDark3 It's a quote from the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs the World"

[@SaizoDark3]

@@Chair4ever I know, but that's what Scott answers him

[@kayjay.]

one of the most satisfying moments in any show ever.

[@gurglequeen433]

It's so weird hating this character, because I love him as The Atom in Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow.

[@lordfunkydunc]

What a great piece of writing and TV, a fantastic way to use the popularity of the show to send a message and do it so well. Not all cops are the same, not all black people are the same, not all white people are the same there is inequality surrounding us and people need to stand up to it in the right manner and we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with them when they do no matter our race.

[@tristyy404]

Within 30 mins notice is INSANE and practically impossible to do, I love it!

[@hpn237]

This show is very "Hollywood" (no pun intended) and it can be dramatically cheesy at times, but it does an excellent job of illustrating the complexity of being a cop, as well as a suspect, in America. It stays entertaining and engaging, without failing to tackle the controversial topics objectively.

[@CyberedCake]

This is the clip that got me into binging The Rookie.

[@Cadolots]

I like how Bradford willing to fight Stanton. He was a ex marine or army. The rule in the military, leaving no man behind that rule applies to polices. Stanton broke that code

[@curiouslymavismade]

Cops should not be able to turn their body cams off during shifts. They should stay on at all times.

[@masterchief2788]

Im pretty sure irl if they did that they would get into lots of trouble

[@toddsmitts]

I agree. Unfortunately, the tricky part is that those cams, like any other portable device, depend on batteries. If you had your phone on recording all day, it would die pretty quick. I'd like to see them find some way around that, like a backup battery.

[@908-y1c]

cant record 8 hour shifts on an sd card lol

[@joshuatyler9160]

Disagree. As a cop myself. Do you really wanna watch me fart and talk shit when I’m not handling business lmao

[@ryanbennett402]

@@joshuatyler9160 yeah man if it means police are held accountable i think we can suffer through farts and shit talk

[@projectdelta50]

He gets transferred to another department after this, but the sargent and Jackson go to the station and show the rest of the rest of the force his actions video of how he didnt watch over his parter in the situation, the department ends up disgusted with his actions amd resent him. Which ends up with losing his job permanently.

[@staticshock1343]

It's amazing how Routh can play both a guy we love and a guy we hate. Very talented actor

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I was use to happy bubbly Ray Palmer. Then this show introduced him as Mr. Nice guy telling West that he is his partner rather than just his TO. Then the switch when he is talking to that one kid. Caught me off guard after expecting him to keep being tye nice guy.

[@muradsam4692]

Idk if it’s just me, but seeing Bradford, as much of a hardass he is, call in for an ambulance for West was so touching

[@coffeeaddictexpress5038]

Man the dude who played Stanton is just amazing, the fear he portrays when Jackson turned it on, and when the captain walks up to him is just amazing! Only the greats make you hate them to their core like that 😂

[@vvho2428]

I like how Jackson called him a Dumbass in the earlier scene and this shows that 1 bad cop does not effect the others there are great cops too

[@lisadykes4633]

I loved when jackson turned on stanton's body cam, Sgt Grey got rid of him.

[@ryonhatcher4561]

Now *that's* Justice!

[@lienphan736]

I’m just so used to knowing him as Ray a funny smart time traveling hero that it’s so weird that I hate him in this show.

[@Lyoko104]

especially when he literally played Superman in Superman Returns

[@traderpete007]

This was an incredible series. I hope it comes back

[@TheTemerari21]

it comes^^ Season 6 is already in Work.

[@YoutubeCreatorGirl]

I love the " Back Off", "Gimme A Reason To".

[@PIEKING21]

When I saw him I was at first like: YES YES YES! Then he makes the racist stereotyping now I’m just screaming no