The Moth

Walk Like A Cop, Talk Like A Cop

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A visit to Washington Square Park makes a New York City police officer realize that there’s never a time when he isn’t walking and talking like a cop.

Tags Criminal justice Government Crime Workplace Guilt Incarceration Jobs Politics Power Control Mature content Serious Thought-provoking Dramatic Local Surprising Regretful Moving Bittersweet Suspenseful

Storyteller

Steve Osborne

Featured on

March 29, 2010

Recorded Date

February 22, 2006

“Don't ever go to the City Booking building if you don't have to.”

Photo by Allison Evans
Steve Osborne

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