Pusser is betrayed by one of his deputies and is attacked several times .
Some residents praise Pusser as an honest cop in a crooked town ; others denounce him as a bully willing to break some laws to uphold others .
Pusser is betrayed by one of Pusser 's deputies and is attacked several times .
Some residents praise Pusser as an honest cop in a crooked town ; others denounce him as a bully willing to break some laws to uphold others .