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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: 2, Interesting) by khallow on Tuesday January 23 2018, @04:23PM
Just because certain activities are legal (or moral, for that matter) under some circumstances doesn't mean that they're legal (or moral) under yours.
Which let us note is nothing like prohibiting a private organization from printing cards. The boss is not acting as an agent of the state. For example, there's no law against calling your boss nasty names unless it crosses over into harassing behavior in the workplace (which is often illegal). The behavior is more than just speech, it is rude insubordination, disruption of a work environment, and perhaps harassing behavior. Not high legal drama, but definitely enough to get you fired.
While I agree (since these are public employee labor unions which can engage in a great deal of corruption with elected politicians such as vote buying), that again has nothing to do with the scenario of the printing of cards by the police union in question.