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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @09:11PM (1 child)
"No law making such a practice illegal would actually help transparent and fair government because it would inhibit the free speech of the organization in question. It's like the Citizens United case. You can't restrict the speech of an organization without restricting the speech of the people in that organization."
That's because you're proposing the wrong law should be made.
Let them hand out the cards as much as they want. No problem with that. But make it illegal for an officer to accept them in return for overlooking the law. At which point you'll have a lot fewer cops letting people drive recklessly simply because they have a card to "get out of jail free".
The way the cards are being treated right now almost sounds like a bribe to be honest.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday January 23 2018, @09:30PM
It's not my proposal. Look at my other posts in this thread. I make the same point you make here.