▁had ▁trem end ous ▁respect ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁He ▁often ▁said , ▁in ▁inter views , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁angry ▁about ▁the ▁" rid icul ous ▁amount " ▁of ▁ab use ▁to ▁which ▁police ▁were ▁subject ed ▁by ▁the ▁press ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁Web b ▁was ▁also ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁long ▁hours , ▁the ▁low ▁pay , ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁injury ▁rate ▁among ▁police ▁investig ators ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁L AP D , ▁which ▁had ▁by ▁then ▁acquired ▁a ▁not orious ▁reputation ▁for ▁j ett ison ing ▁officers ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁ill ▁or ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty ; ▁in ▁Web b ' s ▁book , ▁The ▁Bad ge : ▁True ▁and ▁Terr ifying ▁Crime ▁St ories ▁that ▁Could ▁Not ▁Be ▁Pres ented ▁on ▁TV , ▁from ▁the ▁Cre ator ▁and ▁Star ▁of ▁" Drag net ", ▁one ▁of ▁Er win ▁Walker ' s ▁vict ims , ▁L AP D ▁detect ive ▁L t . ▁Col in ▁For bes , ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁whose ▁experiences ▁were ▁so ▁noted . ▁ ▁In ▁announ cing ▁his ▁vision ▁of ▁Drag net , ▁Web b ▁said ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁police ▁by ▁showing ▁them ▁as ▁low - key ▁working - class ▁hero es . ▁Drag net ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁earlier ▁port ray als ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Jeff ▁Reg an ▁and ▁Pat ▁Nov ak , ▁which ▁had ▁often ▁shown ▁them ▁as ▁brut al ▁and ▁even ▁cor rupt . ▁Drag