Editing Keystone Cops (section)

== In popular culture ==
The name has since been used to criticize any group for its mistakes and lack of coordination, particularly if either trait was exhibited after a great deal of energy and activity. For example, in criticizing the [[Department of Homeland Security]]'s response to [[Hurricane Katrina]], Senator [[Joseph Lieberman]] claimed that emergency workers under DHS chief [[Michael Chertoff]] "ran around like Keystone Kops, uncertain about what they were supposed to do or uncertain how to do it."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4717916.stm |title=Americas &#124; Chertoff castigated over Katrina |work=BBC News |date=2006-02-15 |access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref>

In sport, the term has come into common usage by television commentators, particularly in the United Kingdom and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The rugby commentator [[Liam Toland]] uses the term to describe a team's incompetent performance on the pitch. The phrase "Keystone Cops defending" has become a catchphrase for describing a situation in an English football match where a defensive error or a series of defensive errors leads to a goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com/2007/03/art-of-defending.html |title=The Angle of Post and Bar: The Art of Defending |publisher=Angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com |date=2007-03-26 |access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> The term was also used in [[American Football]] commentary to describe the play of the [[New York Jets]] against the [[New England Patriots]] in the 2012 [[Butt Fumble]] game, with sportscaster [[Cris Collinsworth]] declaring "This is the Keystone Cops", after the Jets gave up 21 points in 51 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/raissman-michaels-collinsworth-provide-comic-relief-article-1.1207450|title=NBC duo of Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth adds comic relief, perfect laugh track to NY Jets' follies during Thanksgiving blowout|first=Bob|last=Raissman|website=nydailynews.com|date=24 November 2012 }}</ref>

According to [[Dave Filoni]], supervising director of the animated television series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', the look of the GU-series Guardian police droids is based on the appearance of the Keystone Cops.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/video|title=Videos|website=StarWars.com}}</ref>

The 1983 video game ''[[Keystone Kapers]]'', released for the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 5200|5200]], [[MSX]] and [[Colecovision]], by [[Activision]], featured Officer Keystone Kelly.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/agm_Keystone_Kapers |title=Atari Game Manual: Keystone Kapers}}</ref>

The open-source 1987 video game ''[[NetHack]]'' features Keystone Cops as a type of enemy, appearing whenever a player steals from an in-game shop.<ref>{{cite book|title=Exploring Roguelike Games|last=Harris|first=John|chapter=A View of the Field|page=13|publisher=CRC Press|location=Boca Raton, Florida|date=2020|isbn=9781000169492}}</ref>