The Shield is a gritty tale of the day to day operations and life a small law enforcement vice squad strike team in an urban setting. Just as in real life,it artfully depics that justice,contrary to popular belief,is NOT blind;that there are very few situations of a clear right or wrong way to act or thing to do, but instead,just as society on the whole an infinite amount of areas of gray.The law keepers here find themselves living in a world of gray matter often tap dancing on both sites daily with out suffering any outside retribution but before long the inner turmoil has a was of balancing the universe for all. If you watch any show one in the first 5 seasons,I guarantee you will become a fan.