Michael Dowd (2015)

Learn the job, Learn to Survive; study and get promoted. Learn to serve the public, you are there to serve them.

Yes, at least 2 of the families, but not intimately.

You know what, it was fascinating. Everyday something new occurred, whether it was thrilling, dangerous, ridiculous; it was just a non stop variety of situations. These situations could make a young man into a time-tested adult in a very short period of time.

I think it's a shame, I think all lives matter, black and white, civilians and police officers. I think there should be a common ground or understanding where everyone takes a step back to see what is going on. There are 3 sides to every story, either individual and the truth. I think one way to get a clear story is to require all officers to wear body cameras at all times, and have non-lethal weapons as the primary deterrence.

These are all guesses because I am not on the police force any longer:

1) Very Very tiny, less than 1 percent.

2) Close to 10. In the police world, any bit of corruption is corruption, even taking a half price pizza makes you a "corrupt" cop for unlawful Gratuity.

3) I am sure most people both in civilian life and police life are guilty of this. There's a little bit of larceny in everybody, you could steal time by going through a red light or speeding, or even something like forgetting your seatbelt. Even my grandmother might smoke in front of a no-smoking sign, so at any given time for anybody, it could be 0-100%

yes we are.

What did he do, and oh my god, the shit's gonna hit the fan!

I wanted him to go away but he was going to do the story with me or without me.

it's hard to get past the first interview.

it's getting better. they're not proud of what I did, and stirring it all up again is not pleasant, but they love me.

i think you're the only person on earth who thinks that.

I love the show, it's a lot of fun to watch and has a lot of interesting and entertaining plots. It's one of the few shows I actually do watch and enjoy.

Bottom line is this: Kenny wishes he never met Me and I wish I never met Kenny. The fact is, I was the best thing that ever happened to Kenny. Not only did he capitalize off of my corrupt activity, he also received a 3/4 disability pension, kept all the ill gotten gains, and he didn't have to do a day because he had me to sacrifice...so, I wish I never met Kenny. He also had not worked with me in 3 years when he decided to set me up - this was left out of the doc.

Yes and no. No for the fact that he decided to cooperate against me, but yes for the way that he tried to set me up for a kidnapping which NEVER was supposed to happen.

I've seen a lot. Heads crushed by trucks...one thing is not worse than the other. I've seen severed body parts, victims rolled up in rugs...

The ugliest thing I saw was a guy in a drug den, fell to his own devices and fell through the floor and got hung up between a floor joist and steam pipe. He was steamed to death by the steam pipe while being hung. This is the worst visual I recall.

As a patrol cop, you don't really handle cases from beginning to end. You respond to emergencies. Some lead to minor investigative work.

A drug dealer shot his best friend over a lovers quarrel. A father killed a new born. On patrol you don't follow through to the end. I've arrested murderers and rapists, but never built an investigation to find one.

We have a code of conduct in the police department that we must follow. It's expected. You can be terminated for performing unethical behavior as a police officer. I do not think it's blurred, it's black and white. You must live by a code as an officer and then a criminal code. The ethical questions are answered in the book they give us.

No, I think it should be handled administratively, which could lead to termination. Everyone should be held to the same set of rules in the criminal world.

There is always small pockets of corrupt activity, but it will never be systemic as it was in the 70s with Serpico or the 80s with my case. There are many more safeguards in place, and officers are learning today that although they are reluctant to snitch on another, their actions can impact their partner whether they are OK with their behavior or not. Years ago there were no real consequences as long as your partner wouldn't cosign. Today that would not happen.

The bottom line is that the police today are better trained than ever before. People in general expect a lot more, rightfully so, but the reality is, police have the most difficult job in the world. You call them only when there is an emergency, they are expected to do the job of a robot and still be human.

Body cameras are part of the solution. Non lethal weapons are another step in the right direction. Police officers are being filmed all day long, they should be able to film themselves. Society has evolved, time to step up.

Mark Wahlberg

I felt like God.

Glad you liked it, thank you!

around $55k.

They had a welcoming mat out for me when I walked into prison.

I was slightly above child molester, not very nice, I walked the track by myself for 12.5 years

I am now advising them and providing film footage for internal affairs.

I learned that everybody deserves a second chance and there are a lot of people that make mistakes.

Things that people do, do not necessarily equate to who they are.

Anybody that worked with me.

no problem, thanks for the questions

I am not currently a police officer, however the cameras are coming, so they better get used to it and embrace em for their own protection.

the 28 day old baby murdered by his father

i thought it might be kenny in the back of my mind, i just didn't want to believe it

the hardest thing about scoring money is getting it out of the location. I wasn't working with Kenny at the time, so I had to figure out how to do this on my own

nope, from a coke dealer.

I don't comment on Baron's status, other than to say he was definitely involved in the activity and he has his own life.

Yes they were.

I live comfortably and work hard.

Keep your nose clean, do a good job, and realize that you are a public servant. It's not about you.

I wish I never got involved in corrupt activity. I would be a proud retired police officer in Miami Beach right now.

no problem!

it's a mixed bag. Some actually have admiration that I didn't give anyone up. Some have disdain because I stained the badge they wear. Hopefully they will get over it one day as I have.

I could not have flourished, I would've had to have been much more discreet about my rogue activities.

I'd ask him how he was doing today. I don't have animosity towards Kenny, I just don't like what he did. We've met, and I've made peace with the past.

That's not true. Many good cops get promoted.

a combination of both. it was a relief to get out of the cell i was in for two years, once confronted with the circus of the Mollen Commission, Leslie Krane was grilling me with an absurd tone in her voice, when we discussed the same questions a week before casually over coffee. I was not expecting this dog and pony show.

I think 30s and 40s is not a bad idea as long as you are physically capable of handling the activity.

I was the only one from the 7-5 to do time.

She wasn't with me, she just happened to be in the car. Anybody that voluntarily worked with me. If they chose to, they were.

She was an Internal Affairs plant.

yes. there is a part of me that was waiting to get caught and happy when it was finally over.

I am still looking for a job, hiring? I am still paying the consequences of my action.

I would've kept my nose clean, kept my pension, and did the right thing; looking back as a 54 yr old man.

yes you did walter, not from my case.

I wouldn't have worked with him. You choose your partners.

It was both. It was a real rush

the unemployment line does not pay well

thanks for the questions

no, and even had my clean money taken

Every decision when you are an officer gets easier and easier to make because they repeat on a daily basis. Whether it's corruption, or making an arrest, they are difficult, but the more you make em, the easier they get.

Most rewarding, saving several people from a burning building by evacuating people while asleep, and a 2 year old baby by giving him mouth to mouth.

Yeah, I remember Bernie, he was a vigilante on the subway. 4-5 kids attacked him with a screwdriver and he was waiting for them.

Yeah, that happened 5 times a tour. I stop doing the corrupt activity, handle my police activities. One time, it was the same as the other, I got called to a shooting at a place I was headed to.

yeah there's a link on my site http://themikedowd.com

right now they are doing a re-release next month, it was on VOD on playstation, xbox, iTunes, amazon and comcast, but they're waiting for an event. It's in theaters in the UK starting friday.

I think it will help because they will see how bad it was back then, and realize that while it's not perfect, things are heading in a better direction. once they make technological improvements, those days will be gone forever.

I don't think there are levels of corruption like this any more. This is more about the 80's and 90's. I think it provides an illustration that the police forces have continued to improve. And hope that it will produce further change

Other than my own?

From the Michael Dowd school of made up statistics, I don't think it holds much water. Thanks for playing.

Never deny it. Say sorry officer, what can I do. If you have an uncle on the job, let them know and ask for some courtesy. NEVER tell an officer they should be doing something else, wasting your time.

I am not in the knowledge to comment on that although it was a tragic loss of life for everybody.

Better than you.

Thanks, I'll sign you an autograph at the premiere!

back in the 80s in East NY Brooklyn, they had the most dangerous job in the world.