2008 Woodie Awards
City Council president becomes guest of NYC
Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Local News
NYPD P.O. Liotta: Yeah, good morning, sarge. My name is Police Officer Liotta. I'm from the New York City Highway Patrol. I got a question.
Sgt. Peck: Sure.
P.O. Liotta: Of course this is a purely hypothetical situation.
Sgt. Peck: Of course.
P.O. Liotta: Um, if a certain person identifies himself as the City Council president for the city of Hoboken, New Jersey?
Sgt. Peck: OK.
P.O. Liotta: Um, who's name might or might not be Christopher Campos?
Sgt. Peck: Right.
P.O Liotta: Um... would it be a good or maybe a bad thing for him to become a guest of the city tonight?
Sgt. Peck: A guest of the city tonight? I would, uh... OK, I'm sorry, who am I speaking with?
P.O. Liotta: Officer Liotta.
Sgt. Peck: Officer Liotta, I would expect you to do your duty, sir. I would expect you to enforce the law.
P.O. Liotta: OK.
Sgt. Peck: Now, that's all. I'm not, I'm not gonna tell you anything otherwise, I cannot tell you anything otherwise. I would advise you to do your job . My desk lieutenant just stepped away, I can run it by him, but, um, I'm sure he would say the same thing if you want to hold on so we can get two people telling you that.
P.O. Liotta: Uh . No, that's fine. Your opinion . does it for me.
Sgt. Peck: In this hypothetical situation, can I, uh, what is the offense?
P.O. Liotta: Um, it might be DWI.
Sgt. Peck: Oh really? Interesting. Interesting.
P.O. Liotta: Does City Council, you know, favor you guys?
Sgt. Peck: No, no...
P.O Liotta: Um, should I enforce this thing, or...?
Sgt. Peck: Well... that's besides the point, whether they're good to us or whether they're not good to us, I would expect you to - they're not - but I would expect you to . regardless, I would expect you to do your job, but that's besides the point.
P.O. Liotta: OK.
Sgt. Peck: That's besides the point. We've been without a contract for two years. That's besides the point. I would expect you to do your job.
P.O. Liotta: Very good sir.
Sgt. Peck: Right.
P.O. Liotta: Yeah, I think my job will be done.
Sgt. Peck: OK.
Sgt. Peck: Sure.
P.O. Liotta: Of course this is a purely hypothetical situation.
Sgt. Peck: Of course.
P.O. Liotta: Um, if a certain person identifies himself as the City Council president for the city of Hoboken, New Jersey?
Sgt. Peck: OK.
P.O. Liotta: Um, who's name might or might not be Christopher Campos?
Sgt. Peck: Right.
P.O Liotta: Um... would it be a good or maybe a bad thing for him to become a guest of the city tonight?
Sgt. Peck: A guest of the city tonight? I would, uh... OK, I'm sorry, who am I speaking with?
P.O. Liotta: Officer Liotta.
Sgt. Peck: Officer Liotta, I would expect you to do your duty, sir. I would expect you to enforce the law.
P.O. Liotta: OK.
Sgt. Peck: Now, that's all. I'm not, I'm not gonna tell you anything otherwise, I cannot tell you anything otherwise. I would advise you to do your job . My desk lieutenant just stepped away, I can run it by him, but, um, I'm sure he would say the same thing if you want to hold on so we can get two people telling you that.
P.O. Liotta: Uh . No, that's fine. Your opinion . does it for me.
Sgt. Peck: In this hypothetical situation, can I, uh, what is the offense?
P.O. Liotta: Um, it might be DWI.
Sgt. Peck: Oh really? Interesting. Interesting.
P.O. Liotta: Does City Council, you know, favor you guys?
Sgt. Peck: No, no...
P.O Liotta: Um, should I enforce this thing, or...?
Sgt. Peck: Well... that's besides the point, whether they're good to us or whether they're not good to us, I would expect you to - they're not - but I would expect you to . regardless, I would expect you to do your job, but that's besides the point.
P.O. Liotta: OK.
Sgt. Peck: That's besides the point. We've been without a contract for two years. That's besides the point. I would expect you to do your job.
P.O. Liotta: Very good sir.
Sgt. Peck: Right.
P.O. Liotta: Yeah, I think my job will be done.
Sgt. Peck: OK.
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Andy Kaplan
posted 3/09/07 @ 4:33 PM EST
Just a note, The audio file is avaible online at:
http://www.divshare.com/download/191476-002
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