A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people.
I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.
Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything.