Okay, I've given it some thought and I think I know how to say what I think about it.

For me, the satisfaction would have nothing to do with the capturing of the people, but in the solving of the puzzle. When I worked at the grocery store, I'd often comment that there was nothing to eat. Everything around me was work, not food. If I were a CSI, I think a similar level of detachment would be in place. Unless I actually saw the family of the victim, or tried to see myself in the position of the victim, it would just be "work". Likewise, the arrest of the guilty would be secondary to the solving of the puzzle.

I'd have to make a conscious decision to involve myself emotionally. I think. There have been times I've been surprised by how much something relatively minor has affected me.

As for the shows, I still watch the original, and New York, though it's made a few runs at the shark ramp. Miami was never anything more than a parody and became unwatchable several years ago. I also like NCIS, mainly for the depth of the characters.

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