Re: "They investigated a guy who was stupid..."
A current televisual favourite of my spawn are those "Police Interceptor"-style reality Cop shows. I'd like to think they're learning a life-lesson about Right & Wrong, but the reality is more depressing:
The only thing it really teaches them is that if you want to be any good at being a criminal, you need to put a bit of effort and planning into it, just like with anything else.