History PlayingWith / ByTheBookCop

** Nicholas Angel from ''Film/HotFuzz'' where he drives superiors insane through his extreme and obsessive following of procedure.

* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is not "by the book", he is a PrinciplesZealot. And even if he was not, the "book" he follows (most unfortunately for [[IneffectualSympatheticCriminal Jim and Alice]]) is that of inhumane laws and [[PoliceBrutality even more inhuman enforcement]].

* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is not "by the book", he is a PrinciplesZealot. And even if he was not, the "book" he follows (most unfortunately for [[StupidCrooks Jim and Alice]]) is that of inhumane laws and [[PoliceBrutality even more inhuman enforcement]].

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's over-enthusiastic working to the rules ends up letting criminals go free, as he is stymied by rules that they by definition refuse to follow. This results in Bob becoming disillusioned with his job.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

** Bob is partnered with Steve, a CowboyCop, provoking much humourous bickering as Steve's rule-breaking methods clash with Bob, a stickler for the rules.

** Bob manages to capture the villain, but his insistence on following procedure results in the villain escaping/getting acquitted.

"Look, [[{{Dirty Harry}} Callahan]]. I don't know how they did things in your old precinct, but here, we go back to ByTheBookCop by clicking on the link."

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a either CowboyCop.

** Alternatively, he's a CorruptCop.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is a CowboyCop.

** Bob manages to capture the CompleteMonster, but his insistence on following procedure results in the villain escaping/getting acquitted.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's over-enthusiastic working to the rules ends up letting criminals go free, as he is stymied by rules that they by definition refuse to follow. This results in Bob becoming disillusioned with his job.
* '''Reconstructed''': It's unfortunate that following the rules lets some criminals go free, but it's compensated by the many more that following the rules allow them to successfully convict -- with the ''convictions'' being secure because the rules were scrupulously followed. Furthermore, a police department can only function if its officers follow the laws they are sworn to uphold as well as the citizenry; if they don't, the department will lose its moral authority and, consequently, its actual authority.

** Bob spends so much time wading through paperwork, he has to put criminals under increasingly ridiculous security measures to make sure they don't escape before he finishes.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is an absolute stickler for the rules, who comes down harshly on every infraction -- no matter how minor and insignificant.

* '''Parodied''': Bob doesn't quite understand the rules he's supposed to be following, and frequently mixes them up. HilarityEnsues.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob spends so much time wading through paperwork, he has to put criminals under increasingly ridiculous security measures to make sure they don't escape before he finishes.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob manages to capture the CompleteMonster, but his insistence on following procedure results in the villain escaping/getting acquitted.

* '''Reconstructed''': It's unfortunate that following the rules lets some criminals go free, but it's compensated by the many more that following the rules allow them to successfully convict -- with the ''convictions'' being secure because the rules were scrupulously followed. Furthermore, a police department can only function if it's officers follow the laws they are sworn to uphold as well as the citizenry; if they don't, the department will lose it's moral authority and, consequently, it's actual authority.

"Look, [[{{Dirty Harry}} Callahan]]. I don't know how they did things in your old precinct, but here, we go back to ByTheBookCop by clicking on the link.

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