QWhen Vic was confessing, couldn't he have altered some of the facts to exclude Ronnie? Among other things?
AThis was Vic's first chance to come 100% clean about every horrible act he had committed as a Police Officer. Also, he was completely safe from doing so because he was getting immunity for confessing. The baggage one must carry while trying to be both righteous and ruthless would weigh heavy on anyone who deep down, is trying to do good. Vic had to tell the truth for his conscience and his freedom. Had he lied about certain things to exclude Ronnie, so Ronnie could get the same deal a week later; When Ronnie testified and his statements were different from Vic's, ICE would know one or both of them were lying and therefore revoke their immunity. Vic couldn't leave anything to chance and felt he once again had to sacrifice a friend and team mate in order to save himself. Vic always tried to justify it by saying everything he did, he did for his family, even though it became abundantly clear he was doing it for himself. The only thing he probably could have lied about was Terry Crowley's murder, as there was never sufficient evidence to prove that Vic had anything to do with it. The main reason Vic told the 100% truth however, is at that point, Shane was still at large and if captured would give testimony incriminating Vic and Ronnie, therefore even if both Vic and Ronnie got their immunities by lying, Shane's testimony would reveal they were lying. So Vic insulated himself by telling the truth. In addition, Vic did say "Ronnie can wait till next week." he may have held on to a lingering hope that they would stay true to their word and give Ronnie his deal, however unlikely it would have been. Which explains when they told Vic that if he tried to warn Ronnie...Vic's response was less than surprised.
QHow many crimes has Vic Mackey and the strike team commited?
AIt is almost impossible to tell the exact number of illegal activities Vic and the Strike Team committed because of the number of crimes not shown. Most of the Strike Team activities that take place prior to the beginning of season one are only vaguely alluded to.Of all the crimes shown on screen, Vic and his team have committed:Murder and accessory:
- Vic killed Terry Crowley with Shane present.- Vic beat Guardo Lima severely with a large anchor chain, then shot him in the head.- Shane and Lem slipped a knife to a man in the Barn`s holding cell to kill another criminal.- Vic covered up two murders committed by Asst. Chief Gilroy.- Shane killed Lem with a grenade.- Vic shot and killed Armenian hitman Margos Dezerian. Staging it to look like self-defense even though Margos had surrendered.- The team dropped a criminal off in a rival gang neighborhood. (It is implied that he is beaten and killed.)- Vic and the team tied a mobster to a chair wired with explosives to scare him, however the bomb actually went off when he tipped the chair.-The team locked two rival gang members in a shipping container and told them to settle their diffferences. Although intending to force them to talk the two men fought and on killed the other.- Ronnie shot and killed an Armenian hitman that tried to kill Vic's family in cold blood. As the man was wounded and bedridden.Torture and assault:
- Vic beat a suspect with a phonebook.- Vic tortured a gang leader by burning his face on a stove.- Vic allowed a police dog to continue attacking a rapist even after the man was subdued.- Vic almost drowned a man in oil.- Vic stabbed a suspect with the pin from a police badge.- Vic has grabbed and threatened suspects several times that haven`t lead to serious repercussions.Theft and Robbery:
- Vic and the team robbed the Armenian mafia of $3 million.- They disguised themselves as gang members and robbed an evidence van to retrieve a hot gun.- Vic and the team robbed an evidence warehouse.- Vic and the team have stolen countless items of evidence for their own personal gain.- Vic and the team confiscated drug money from gangs and kept it for themselves.- They broke into Aceveda's safe to retrieve the list of serial numbers for the marked money train cash.Cover ups/Framing:
- Vic and the team have covered up the worst of crimes which has ultimately led to more corruption and cover ups to protect the original cover up.- Vic has done favours for gang members, killers, politicians and even police officials in order to get the job done.- When they learned some of their money train cash had marked bills in it, they took all the marked money and left it for a bottom feeding hustler to come across and take in order for him to get arrested while trying to spend the cash. Unfortunately the Armenian mob also targeted this man and killed him and one other person. The strike team then proceeded to cover the incident up by cremating the hustler's body. So he would remain missing.Bribery:
- Vic has bribed many gang members and other cops to get ahead in his career or to catch more dangerous criminals.Extortion:
- Vic made a deal with Rondell Robinson for Robinson to pay Vic and his team a flat rate in order to stay away from his business and to help Rondell keep a monopoly.- Countless times Vic and the team (Mainly Shane) have gained leverage over people in order to get them to bend to their will.
QWhat are the differences between the British DVD Versions and the Original Versions?
AThree episodes, two of the second season (2.02 & 2.03) and one of the third season (3.05), had to be censored in order to receive a BBFC 15 rating even though the first episode of season one was rated BBFC 18. A detailed comparison between the censored versions and the original versions with pictures can be found here.
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