Abstract Copland comes from a different approach in this crime movie taking the good guy/bad guy plotline and flipping it around by dealing with corruption within the police department. This paper is analyzing how one sheriff from another town who no longer can deal with it. He has to figure out how to deal with it. As the accusations gets tougher to deal with, The sheriff, who is thought of as a joke by the corrupt officers, he must decide whether to keep ignoring the corruption and death surrounding him, or to finally find the nerve to do what is right.
Key Terms: Corruption, Ethical, dilemma
Copland
Introduction
Copland is a crime movie about the corruption of police in New York city. It all started with one incident with
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The sheriff seems to be the only ethical officer in the area. The rest of them are corrupt in the movie the incident of the officer Murray shot a couple of African- American teens, because he had believed that he was being shot at. Another officer named Jack then plants a weapon in the vehicle to get Murray out of trouble. Another officer suggests that the officer that shot the men to fake his own suicide because of the fear that what he did will have bad results. Another officer Joey Randone gets into a fight with a suspect and thrown off the roof as Donlan watches and does nothing as revenge. Later in the movie another form of corruption incident occurs. A shoot out between officers results in the death of Jack and Frank. Heflin is then shot and saved by Figgsy. Then Figgsy kills …show more content…
As Moe begins the investigation superiors in the department demand that he shut down the investigation. Another dilemma is that the sheriff finds out that Figgsy burnt his own house for the insurance money. The Internal Affairs officer Moe who has had his own doubts about Ray Donlan and the town of Garrison for awhile. Murrays death has given Moe a reason to investigate. After giving some pictures to the sheriff that show Ray talking with known criminals. At Murrays funeral he’s asked to give any information he might have on corrupt officers. The Sheriff tries to ignore these accusation. The sheriffs only true friend in town is Gary Figgsy who watches on and tries to help him make the right decisions to stay out of