The comic relief police brutality of “Life on on Mars”

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A video essay about the depiction of police brutality in the 2018 OCN k-drama “Life on Mars” and the historical context in which this story takes place. Is this show for or against cops beating up suspects?

K-drama footage used in the video, in order of appearance:
Life on Mars, My Perfect Stranger, 1987: When the Day Comes

Bibliography:
Cheong, Jinseong, and Ilhong Yun. “Victimization, Stress and Use of Force among South Korean Police Officers.” Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 34, no. 4 (November 8, 2011): 606–24.
https://doi.org/10.1108/13639511111180234

Moon, Byongook. “The Politicization of Police in South Korea: A Critical Review.” Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 27, no. 1 (March 1, 2004): 128–36.
https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510410519958

Moon, Byongook, and Merry Morash. “Policing in South Korea: Struggle, Challenge, and Reform.” In Policing Developing Democracies, edited by Mercedes S. Hinton, Tim Newburn, 101-118. London: Routledge, 2008.

Pak, Jinsik, and Lee, Julak. 2016. “A Study on South Korea’s Public Confidence Regarding Its Police Authority”. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 272–279, Dec. 2016.
https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.500/2016.3.4/500.4.272.279

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro: is this copaganda?
01:36 Whistleblower protagonist
04:04 (Un)necessary evil
08:10 Comic relief police brutality
09:34 Cops are never guilty in this k-drama
13:44 Historical context

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