charles parker said --parhurst. this led to the left committee. we all heard of serpico, this was the granddaddy of them all. the final report concluded every citizen was dominated by overshadowing dread of the police. new york's finest were accused of being new york's filthiest. enter theodore roosevelt. on may 6, 1895, after the reformers won another election william strong appointed roosevelt to the board of police commissioners and he was elected president. he was addressed president roosevelt. on the left that is his main booster, bicycling enthusiast avery andrews. next to him is andrew parker who really fought roosevelt. on the right is the son of late president ulysses s. grant and you can see the resemblance. roosevelt would later call him a muttonhead. roosevelt hit the ground running. the board was unified at first and within days roosevelt vowed to have a smarter, more honest police department and change the culture from bullying pot -- to politeness. he let it be known corrupt officers had better retire or they would be prosecuted. he