Chase Fight: There's a car chase about half an hour in, with hordes of Mooks chasing after Marcus' undercover sister. He is so out of it that Mike tries to send him on a fool's errandcall another detective and tell him. Buffy Speak: Marcus is accidentally high on ecstasy when he and his partner go to ask their captain for a warrant. Breaking the Fourth Wall: During the car chase, the police car drifts à la Initial D and knocks the camera over. Boom, Headshot!: Quite a few, most notably when Marcus shoots Johnny Tapias in the head, causing him to fall on a landmine. His mom buys it (or plays along) and says she will go order some flowers for the poor guy's family. With Johnny not even trying to hide the gun in his hand. By shooting himself dead center in the forehead. Blatant Lies: Johnny kills his second cousin for allowing Mike and Marcus to come into his home (thinking they are part of the Haitian gang) and when his mother comes to the window to ask what is that noise, Johnny tells her that his cousin just killed himself. Benevolent Boss: They drive him crazy, and he's not afraid to say so, but Captain Howard always has Marcus and Mike's back. Bavarian Fire Drill: Tapia's men use this tactic to clear out an office building in to set up an ambush on the protagonists - they burst into the offices shouting, "Undercover police!" and order everyone inside to leave. He yells at and berates his subordinates for issues as minor as having the "wrong" painting in his house and executes Roberto without blinking for what was an honest mistake. Bad Boss: To the point where it's a wonder how anyone still works for Johnny. Back-to-Back Badasses: Mike and Marcus do this after revealing themselves in the KKK rally in the opening action scene. Asshole Victim: Floyd, who doesn't die, but gets roughed up quite a bit since he's a Klansman, it's hard to feel sorry for him. Any trained officer should have immediately taken their finger off the trigger as soon as their weapon came off target. and quickly triggers an accidental burst into the dashboard. After shooting out of the passenger window, he ducks back inside. 
Marcus has a moment of his own during the car chase in Mike's Ferrari. Not only is that extremely dangerous, it's also a felony - aggravated assault - which Mike and Marcus both know quite well. Mike, while Twerp Sweating Megan's date, is waving his gun around and pointing it at the date's face with his finger on the trigger. If that does not work, he'll gun for their families. 
His idea of conducting a business deal is to have one member of the negotiating party chopped up in his mother's kitchen and the pieces stuffed into a tortilla bin.
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