The New York Times spreading the Hollywoo-woo wood Serpico on Serpico

Was Serpico brave? Yes. Was he all alone and the only honest cop as portrayed in the Hollywood-z-ation of Serpico where David Durk was falsely portrayed as a desk jockey cop?

There were good and honest cops back than as well and read the bio on David Durk to learn about them and the corruption in politics that Durk wanted investigated and it never happened. There is a criticism of Morgy way back when, in my opinion, still held true to the day he retired. That being said it was so tacky that Bloomberg could not pick up the phone and congratulate him for his service even though I believe it was flawed. We are all flawed but I am so sick of the Holly-woo-woood and the tv versions of "thangs".

Unlike Serpico, Durk loved, loves the NYPD and would have continued working for the NYPD for as long as possible. He did stay on quite a long time but he got screwed when it came to the pension. He got a pension but it was not what it should have been.

Originally there had been talk of a buddy movie with Robert Redford and Paul Newman but it became all about Serpico.

I am not giving you the link to the ny times article but the title gives it away "Serpico on Serpico" and my mind returns to an NYPD officer and his wife described towards the end of Durk's bio. They have a lot of kids and they foster even more children. They happen to foster a child so handicapped that if they did not adopt her, she was going to be institutionalized. They could not allow that to happen. They not only adopted her but through devotion and hard work on her part as well she achieved more than they could have hoped.

In contrast Serpico is portrayed to be like John Edwards, fighting a paternity case and any parental responsibility.

Serpico is no hero of mine. I don't respect him. I do respect what he did way back when but he was not alone. David Durk did amazing acts of courage to fight corruption and he took his work home with him so much so his home became his office but there was no doubt he was devoted to his kids and his wife although the stress had to be out of this world. There were gutsy senior NYPD that stood up as well.....there were gutsy good cops but yes there was way too many cops on the take and they fought it, not just one man but when it comes to Serpico it always seems to be Serpico on Serpico and it is only about Serpico.