You know, when you're a rookie, they can teach you everything about being a cop except how to live with a mistake.

— Sgt. Al Powell (Reginald Veljohnson)

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7 seconds sound clip from the Die Hard (1988) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:40:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Something had to get you off the street.

- What's the matter? You don't think jockeying papers across a desk is a noble effort for a cop?

- No.

- I had an accident.

- The way you drive, I can see why.

- What'd you do, run over your captain's foot with a car?

- I shot a kid. He was 13 years old. It was dark. I couldn't see him. He had a ray gun. It looked real enough.

- You know, when you're a rookie, they can teach you everything about being a cop except how to live with a mistake.

- Anyway, I just couldn't bring myself to draw my gun on anybody again.

- Sorry, man.

- Hey, man, how could you know?

- I feel like shit anyway.

- Well, then this won't matter.

[...]

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