 However, distinctive elements in "Violent Rome" reflected Italian law enforcement of the era.Similar to Luigi Calabresi, a real life policeman who though morally upright became notorious after being denounced in media for brutality and was assassinated, the character of Betti finds himself a marked man.At the ending of "Violent Rome", Betti's now paralyzed in a wheelchair colleague cannot escape the conviction that Betti is fated to have a short future.