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Added July 11, 2014
I am the police. And I’m here to arrest you. You’ve broken the law.
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David Ayer
Released
2012
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Death is my beat. I make my living from it.
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As I took my first steps on a patrol as a New York City police officer, heading out from the precinct onto East 156 Street toward the projects on Courtlandt Avenue in the South Bronx, a deep voice called out, "There's a new sherrif in town!" We had been told that people would know we were rookies by the shine on our leather gear and the dim, soft expressions on our faces—people can smell new cop like they smell new paint.