TV cops often say they're deep undercover. What exactly is shallow undercover?
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deep undercover is like completely surrounded: redundancy for emphasis, +possibly to serve slower viewers and to save writer’s time.
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can’t recall cops in The Wire being “deep undercover”, for what it’s worth
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likely related to length of time, proposed mission, and desired interaction with suspects. Buy oz of weed and bust: shallow.




