22 Quotes by Frank Serpico

We need good role models, and they have to start at the top.

What kind of a message does this send out to the honest cop?

I must confess that since the first time I heard myself referred to as a whistle-blower, I cringed, and I am still uneasy with that term. It sounds demeaning. Demeaning for so noble a cause.

The whole f**king system is corrupt.

The reality is that we do not wash our own laundry - it just gets dirtier.

I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired.

The problem is that the atmosphere does not yet exist in which honest police officers can act without fear of ridicule or reprisal from fellow officers.

The blue wall will always be there because the system supports it.

Cops today are nothing but an armed tax collector