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[City of New York] Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association boss Pat Lynch slashed the maximum number of cards that could be issued to current cops from 30 to 20, and to retirees from 20 to 10, sources told The Post.
The cards are often used to wiggle out of minor trouble such as speeding tickets, the theory being that presenting one suggests you know someone in the NYPD.
The rank and file is livid.
“They are treating active members like s–t, and retired members even worse than s–t,” griped an NYPD cop who retired on disability. “All the cops I spoke to were . . . very disappointed they couldn’t hand them out as Christmas gifts.”
Source: NYPost
The cards, issued for various states and agencies -- such as the DEA -- are available for purchase on eBay for around $100.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @04:20PM (2 children)
People in NY have been buying PBA stickers for ages. Think so many people would buy them, if there were not at least anecdotal evidence they "worked"?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @09:38PM (1 child)
I don't think anybody really knows if they work. Just because you get pulled over doesn't mean that the officer is planning on writing a citation or making an arrest. Sometimes they just issue a warning.
What's insidious about these things is that there's no real way of knowing whether or not the officer would have otherwise given more than a warning. Cops are people and we don't always know what they're thinking.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @11:05AM
Yeah right. And those stickers and cards have nothing to do with whether you get a warning or a ticket. They are probably good enough to make up for being black.