I say this because everyone knew that Lincoln was the best at what he did, and the police department only used the best men when a millionaire and his wife were killed. Police Captain, Chaney, is outraged when he is informed of the famous millionaire, Allen Ruben s murder and that the killer is holding his wife hostage. This is a good example of Classism because the Rubens are well known, rich New Yorkers. Everyone expects the police to find the killer especially now the two people from a high society have been the victims. This is another problem with classism in today s society.
People pay more attention to crimes that involve famous people.
People also pay attention to crimes that happen where they usually shouldn t occur. For instance, if a person is murdered in a very affluent neighborhood, the media will give more attention to that particular incident instead of if a person was murdered in the projects. Since the media gives these types of murders more attention, people will take a closer look at the police department and this will put more strain on the police to do the job absolutely right. The idea of a police department not being able to solve a high profile crime is typical in today s movies that involve a killer and the police. Later in The Bone Collector, Lincoln and Amelia figure out that there were other people killed before Mr. Ruben and his wife were.