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"We must hold our
lawmakers accountable "or democracy and freedom
of speech in America will soon
become extinct." From the vantage point
of more than 40 years observing the police,
Serpico says "There's still
a long way to go." Some officers think "I am the law." No, you're not the law
lawmakers accountable "or democracy and freedom
of speech in America will soon
become extinct." From the vantage point
of more than 40 years observing the police,
Serpico says "There's still
a long way to go." Some officers think "I am the law." No, you're not the law
Full Transcript
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"We must hold our
lawmakers accountable
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"or democracy and freedom
of speech in America
00:00:06.505 --> 00:00:08.504
will soon
become extinct."
00:00:11.003 --> 00:00:13.177
From the vantage point
of more than 40 years
00:00:13.179 --> 00:00:15.678
observing the police,
Serpico says
00:00:15.068 --> 00:00:17.347
"There's still
a long way to go."
00:00:17.349 --> 00:00:18.931
Some officers think
00:00:18.933 --> 00:00:20.933
"I am the law."
00:00:20.935 --> 00:00:23.186
No, you're not the law.
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Movie Summary
In his own words, Frank Serpico tells the story of his one-man crusade for police reform in the NYPD during the early 1970s.