He gave an interview to Al Jazeera, for one. If you don’t have an issue with that then stop reading right now. He also said he would fire the cops who simply turned their backs on the mayor. The man has become a paranoid leftist radical who trashes the police at every turn in a vain attempt to remain relevant. Which he is not.
There are lots of things I can’t stand about the guy. Lots of cops didn’t like him back then because he was strange. I believe he was a pot smoker who was arresting pot dealers. That’s about as corrupt as you can get. The other cops were arresting drug dealers then stealing the cash. Not much difference.
But when he says the cops have an “us vs them” attitude, I agree with him. And I believe there are lots of active duty cops who would like to say the same thing but can’t for the very reason Serpico said they didn’t back in the day. It’s called a thick blue wall. As far as I’m concerned, if you look the other way you’re just as guilty as the dirty cop.