Time To Get Critical About Representation in “Shameless”
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.

Sergeant Jalil is a recently retired police officer. In his new civilian life, he starts working as a security guard for a company, but he misses his former life. One night during a night shift, two thieves try to break in. Jalil shoots them with his non regulation firearm, wounding one of the young men. The police, his former colleagues, search for the culprit. Jalil tries to kill the wounded thief, but the police set a trap for him.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
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