While there differently is a change of times of back then. This is normal. No way would a show like South park or the Simpsons have made it past there first show. And today I doubt people would be into those old "family values" TV shows. I do see your point about him making the "due process" comment I also see it at the beginning of COPS when they say "all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law". Civil courts will not allow such things as "hear-say" or warent-less searches.