Harry's Law (TV Series) Search and Seize (2012) User Reviews

2.15 ****

[edwagreen · 10/10 · 25 March 2012]

Still another tremendous episode in a series that has been excellent since it came back from hiatus. I hope this continues.

Violation of the 4th amendment is the major topic when a 15 year veteran teacher, in order to make more money, makes a suggestive video. When the police spy on her and the video is discovered, the school board fires her.

While this is going on, our new office manager is becoming quite a tyrant and literally wants people to do a day's work for a day's pay. She even goes so far as to fire the staff and turn Adam, her ex-boyfriend, in for being too nice to the staff.

The third story deals with a 16 year old bright student who quits high school in the junior year, questioning the relevance of college for him when he can work in the technology field. He sounds like the guy who invented facebook.

These are all intelligent issues of the day that are handled quite well.

Thought Provoking, Pertinent and Entertaining

[cldera · 10/10 · 8 April 2012]

In my opinion this was one of the best episodes, possibly because I identified with it on several levels. Although not legally emancipated, I was out on my own at the age of 16. Also, I am an education watchdog - retired from the Los Angeles County Office of Education - and among other things have successfully taken on the infamous LAUSD. Further, at one time I was the manager of a large insurance underwriting department. Finally, and perhaps most significant, I am a monster opponent to the apathetic surrender of basic rights…including privacy.

The arguments respecting the emancipation of minors were well presented on both sides. My only suggestion would be to add one item whenever talking about purported, but possibly duplicitous, protections for children – the argument against interracial marriage because children of a mixed marriage will suffer from discrimination. That argument was used during the civil rights movement of the '60's and despite the decrease in relevancy is still being used today.

The misdirected drone seemed a bit far-fetched, but the privacy issue cannot be overemphasized given the government intrusion in private lives that has always existed, but has escalated to outrageous levels following 9-11. The teacher caught in suggestive dancing by the CPD was thought provoking. Although credibility was further stretched by the lack of any mention of a warrant, the problem of government spying is real and the depiction was entertaining and attention grabbing. Real life school officials, however, often consider laws to be mere suggestions of etiquette and are not nearly as even-tempered as portrayed. Also, since there were no scenes showing parental concerns…only the mention of them…Harry could have reasonably argued that the issue was being fabricated by school officials. Anyone who has ever done battle with school district officials could relate to that argument.

The shoe store management issues were just plain entertaining. Having been a manager of a large department I could actually see it happening.