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The Seven Five
Documentary · 2015
Meet the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of '80s Brooklyn.
The sides of The Seven Five
- Michael Dowd, a corrupt Brooklyn cop
- The 75th Precinct in the 1980s
- Cocaine dealers paying police for protection
The Seven Five is good for you if…
- you like hearing how a cop ran a drug business from his patrol car.
- you want the real story behind a police scandal.
- you're fascinated by a man who brags about what he did.
The Seven Five is bad for you if…
- you can't stand cops and dealers describing beatings and threats.
- you can't watch a cop's slide into cocaine addiction told in his own words.
About: corruption · loyalty · betrayal
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