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If the above theory, that he used to be on the make, holds, then nothing could've stopped him from exacting some street justice. And then there was that phone call during one episode (I forgot the name). Given his reaction upon finding her body, I'd like to think he had something to do with the killer's death. And if your child was killed, wouldn't you want to personally hunt down the monster responsible?
* This one is toyed with, but never fully established (as true ''or'' false), in-series. A criminal who owes Briscoe a favor offers to arrange some street justice for him; Briscoe doesn't outright accept but he doesn't immediately refuse either. The killer is dead half a season later, and it's never made clear whether or not that was a coincidence, leaving it up to the viewer.

His special mount is his motorcycle. His [[KickTheDog "occasional moral lapses"]] indicate that even though he's a Paladin, the [[SlidingScaleLongName cynicism of the]] Franchise/LawAndOrder [[TheVerse Universe]], he's fallen every now and then... but that's what the spell [[TheAtoner Atonement]] is for.

** This one is toyed with, but never fully established, in-series. A criminal who owes Briscoe a favor offers to arrange some street justice for him; Briscoe doesn't outright accept but he doesn't immediately refuse either. The killer is dead half a season later, and it's basically left up to the individual viewer whether that's a coincidence or not.

If the above theory, that he used to be on the make, holds, then nothing could've stopped him from exacting some street justice. And then there was that phone call during one episode (I forgot the name). Given his reaction upon finding her body, I'd like to think he had something to do with the killer's death. And if your child was killed, wouldn't you want to personally hunt down the monster responsible?

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[[WMG: Jack [=McCoy=] is a [[DungeonsAndDragons Paladin]].]]

His special mount is his motorcycle. His [[KickTheDog "occasional moral lapses"]] indicate that even though he's a Paladin, the [[SlidingScaleLongName cynicism of the]] LawAndOrder [[TheVerse Universe]], he's fallen every now and then... but that's what the spell [[TheAtoner Atonement]] is for.

Back in the seventies, he was on the [[Film/PrinceOfTheCity SIU squad under Detective Ciello]]. He was prosecuted for corruption, but was acquitted, and remained a detective in the NYPD. All the negative attention, however, drove him to drink. He eventually cleaned up his act, and legally changed his name from Gus Levy to Lenny Briscoe to get away from the ongoing stigma.

Back in the seventies, he was on the [[PrinceOfTheCity SIU squad under Detective Ciello]]. He was prosecuted for corruption, but was acquitted, and remained a detective in the NYPD. All the negative attention, however, drove him to drink. He eventually cleaned up his act, and legally changed his name from Gus Levy to Lenny Briscoe to get away from the ongoing stigma.

His way of saying to those complaining about the show's liberal bias, "You think McCoy's a liberal? You ain't seen nothin' yet!"

[[WMG: Jack [=McCoy=] is the ancestor of [[StarTrek Dr. Leonard McCoy]].]]

I came across [[http://www.tv.com/law-and-order/%3D%3Dofficial-avatar-discussion%3D%3D/topic/287-516622/msgs.html a couple]] [[http://www.tv.com/law-and-order/show/180/this-show-has-been-on-to-long-whos-with-me/topic/287-563891/msgs.html?&user_rating=90&rating_ref_type=101 of posts]] on the tv.com message board for the episode Avatar and the posters theory about Shane O Mac sounded so crazy I had to create a page and post it here.

* To be honest, this was implied somewhat by the writers, considering he seemed to have way too much money, but it was never explored.
** Could've been a NonIdleRich, but given L & O's attitude toward the rich, that's not likely.
** This Troper believes he was dirty in Chicago, and came to New York to dodge IAB