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Police Union Slashes Number of ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Cards Issued

posted by martyb on Tuesday January 23 2018, @12:58PM   Printer-friendly
from the equal-treatment-under-the-law? dept.

n1 writes:

[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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @08:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @08:49PM (#626750)

    Yeah as soon as I heard about this it's the first thing I thought of. If they're "unofficial" then certianly forgeries are completely legal. Even if they afford me a small amount of protection from the police, I'd rather have a chill encounter instead of one of these roid fueled interrogations.