Frank Serpico, is a retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who is famous for being a whistleblower, because he testified in 1971 against the police who were charged with police corruption. He also received much more fame after the 1973 movie, Serpico, and highlighted the events that occurred during and after his time while on duty.
Where and when he first experienced this corruption was while he was assigned to work plain clothes, in other words and officer undercover, while in Brooklyn, NY. Because he refused to take part in the racketeering corruption that was taking place he was taken off the chart. Serpico risked his own safety to expose those who did partake in the corruption. Eventually he joined forces with David Durk and exposed the corruption via front page news, which alerted Mayor John V. Lindsey to make the 5- member panel also known as the Knapp Commission to investigate the matter. During a routine drug bust, Serpico, was told by his collegues to stand by the door because he spoke Spanish, and when he got locked into the corridor after calling for help, he was shot in the face. His colleagues were called into question whether it was a set up or not.
Dr. Stockmann is a man who believes what is right, and will fight at all cost to make sure the people’s safety is preserved. In comparison, Frank Serpico has those same attributes. He risked his life, for the greater safety of the New York residents, by exploiting the corruption within the police department. This was a very brave and honorable thing to do, but has its consequences, like being shot, and dissociated, and hated by many. Both of these whistleblowers used the newspaper to their advantage, although the newspaper may or may not have been in support of it.
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