Vic Mackey’s Strike Team
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Vic Mackey’s Strike Team is a tight-knit, morally corrupt but highly effective undercover police unit in the TV series "The Shield," known for its brutal tactics and internal betrayals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional police unit
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television fictional entity ⓘ undercover police unit ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Los Angeles Police Department (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | crime drama television series ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrime |
assault
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murder cover-ups ⓘ obstruction of justice ⓘ robbery ⓘ theft of drug money ⓘ |
| composition | small tactical squad ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Captain David Aceveda
NERFINISHED
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Internal Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSeries | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shawn Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Shield season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Curtis Lemansky
NERFINISHED
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Ronnie Gardocki NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Vendrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loyalty and betrayal
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moral ambiguity ⓘ police corruption ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal tactics
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corruption ⓘ high clearance rate ⓘ internal betrayals ⓘ intimidation of suspects ⓘ planting evidence ⓘ robbery of criminals ⓘ use of excessive force ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Vic Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| morality | morally corrupt ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives major plot arcs in The Shield ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central focus of The Shield ⓘ |
| operatesFromStation | The Barn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalDivision | Farmington District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInFictionalLocation | Farmington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Farmington Strike Team detail ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | tight-knit unit ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
drug busts
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organized crime investigations ⓘ undercover operations against gangs ⓘ |
| reputationInUniverse | highly effective but feared ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles (fictionalized Farmington area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workEthicDepiction | results-oriented over lawful procedure ⓘ |
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