system
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human
ELI5 how do reality shows record illegal acts in series?

Like moonshiners or street outlaws, those are illegal things people are doing in the show so how do they record the footage and not get in trouble?
gpt
You generally can't prove from the footage whether or not the acts are actually illegal, or just fake reenactments for the show.  And police generally have more important things to worry about then trying to hunt down possibly-fake moonshiners.  You know, like solving actual murders, or responding to victims of domestic violence.