*Actor Mykelti Williamson has responded to criticism made by TV host John Oliver about NBC’s “Law & Order” franchise.
During a recent episode of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” the host noted that the long-running cop procedurals have skewed public perception about cop culture — but Williamson disagrees.
As reported by Cinema Blend, during his “Last Week Tonight” monologue, Oliver explained: “Government and press reports have repeatedly shown that New York’s actual sex crimes unit is set up to fail victims of sexual assault, and its case closure rate is a long way from Elliot Stabler’s fictitious 97%. The NYPD’s official figures show that they only close about a third of sexual assault cases,” he said.
Watch Oliver’s full commentary via the YouTube clip below.
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On his show, Oliver called out the misrepresentation of how police respond to sexual assault victims. His comments sparked debate on Twitter and caught the attention of “Law & Order: SVU” alum Diane Neal, who seemed to co-sign his stance.
Neal encouraged victims of sex crimes to share their experiences with law enforcement. In response to one person’s testimony the actress wrote: “If #OliviaBenson #svu were real, there would be a LOT more justice. I’m embarrassed to admit, I used to think the way it worked on the show was like real life. Then I found out the hard way I was wrong. Thank you for sharing the story of your real experience. #iamsorry”.
I agree. If #OliviaBenson #svu were real, there would be a LOT more justice. I’m embarrassed to admit, I used to think the way it worked on the show was like real life. Then I found out the hard way I was wrong. Thank you for sharing the story of your real experience. #iamsorry https://t.co/5ztHNfHnNw
— Diane Neal (@DianeNeal) September 12, 2022
Williamson recently had a starring role on “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” so he responded to Oliver’s rant when asked about it by TMZ photogs. Check out what he had to say in the clip below.
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