

Art of Fighting plays this straight, but also justifies the police's failure to respond to Yuri's abduction, by Mr.So the only useless officer isn't even one anymore. He was fired, presumably because he's such an ass. Even more subverted when you find out that Agent Nightingale isn't even an FBI agent anymore.However, the trope is later subverted again when the Sheriff is quick to support Wake in fighting the Darkness, releasing him from prison and proving to be a very competent escort when armed with a shotgun and flashlight. They don't do very well, which is somewhat justified by the fact that they were chasing a single person and weren't aware of the Darkness and its people puppets which promptly slaughters them. Not only is Nightingale often drunk, belligerent, and trigger-happy, the deputies he sends into the forest end up having to contend with the Darkness. However, the trope is played straight later on when Agent Nightingale gets involved, leading law enforcement officials in the area on a manhunt for Wake. At first, the Sheriff of Bright Falls is more than cooperative with Wake, attempting to be helpful and understanding in the search for his wife. Switches between being played straight and subverted in Alan Wake.
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The NYPD in 007 Racing, who shows up only on 007 difficulty, are absolutely useless and contributes nothing to the player, save for engaging in an unnecessary chase scene when Bond is attempting to collect detonators to prevent bombs from going off in Manhattan, or getting into Bond's way when he's attempting to download information from four moving vehicles necessary to prevent a global terrorist attack.
