The Shield

TV Show • 2002 • Crime  

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The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
This tv show contains 22 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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In the first season one of the characters throws the dead dog on the desk of the policeman, saying the dog was poisoned by her boyfriend's enemy.
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Does a pet die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a horse die?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Last episode someone kills himself
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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The whole show features lots of gaslighting and manipulation
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Season 1, episode 13 a character is shown with several syringes stuck in their arm and foot
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Season 2 Episode 8 a dog is shot and killed. Definitely avoid this scene.

Season 3 Episode 11 a cat is strangled at the very end of the episode. Avoid this scene.
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Are animals abused?
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In season 1, episode 12, there are graphic depictions of cock (rooster) fighting. I would suggest watching the recap in ep 13 or reading the main story beats on the wiki and skipping this one if animal abuse is a trigger for you.
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In season 1 episode 11 there is also cock fighting.
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Season 2 Episode 2 there is a dead pig in the beginning of the episode.

Season 2 Episode 4 there is a backyard with many graves of small animals buried there. A squirrel and hamster are briefly shown before being burried.
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Does a cat die?
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Season 3 Episode 11 a cat is strangled at the very end of the episode. Avoid this scene.
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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In season two of the show, a child is asaulted off screen, we only see the aftermath of the matter. In three there is an extended and rather horrifying scene where a mayor character is abused by two junkies.
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Bodily Harm
Is there amputation?
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The armenian mob chop off people's Feet
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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The main characters do often resource to humiliate, blackmail and torture many times throught
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Kind of a mixed bag here. Altho this is a cop show, the main focus is on the corruption and deceive on the police department. Almost all the characters end up involved in some form of corruption or acting in very questionable manners. However, some characters try to stay away from that world and never get involved in dirty deeds, but basically everyone ends up with their hands dirty in one way or another.
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
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There are very outdated and ableist descriptions of autistic traits and individuals, anti autistic fueled anti vaxx rhetoric, and use of the r slur
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There is a suicide shown on screen in season 1, episode 11
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Pregnancy
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LoriMercer
Last episode of series a man kills his pregnant wife.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Is there hate speech?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Several uses of the r slur and anti autistic story beats
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Is there bestiality?
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Violence
Is there gun violence?
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