Posted on 01/22/2018 6:42:02 AM PST by JP1201
The city’s police-officers union is cracking down on the number of “get out of jail free” courtesy cards distributed to cops to give to family and friends.
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.
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Why should there be ANY “Get out of jail free” cards?
And why is the City of New York Police Commissioner even allowing this to take place?
The rank and file is livid.
Not sure how this passes equal protection muster. If one person gets out of a traffic ticket because they know somebody, but another person in the exact same cicumstances sans courtesy card was ticketed/fined, that is not equal protection under the law.
Welcome to the Banana Republic of New York.”
The rank and file is livid.
Really?
So is the citizen...
How is the token reduction in the number of cards going to do anything but raise the price on EBay? The law of supply and demand hasn’t been repealed yet.
I’ve got a dozen or so of these cards in my glove compartment. From various PBA groups and police unions. Got me out of quite a few speeding tickets. There’s a finesse to using them - you can’t just present to a cop and act like he has to let you slide. You have to sort of let it be visible as you fumble with your license and registration and they can then give you a warning and a pass if they feel like it. No guarantees.
Rules for thee but not for me!
I received these cards in CT when I fixed a cop’s computer.
It was just their business card with a mark on it. A dogear or whathaveyou.
And how you used it was up to you. You could say something like “Oh, you’re with Milford PD ? I know such and such.” and they would ask if you have their card. You present it, and they take it with them.
Police work being corrupt ? NO WAY NOT HERE. But I played the game and it worked. Saved me about $120.
Police: How are we supposed to identify who’s more equal under the law?
Because the law is a sick joke and nobody understands that like a cop?
There shouldn’t be and this just confirms how corrupt NYPD is.
The only people the justice system is effective against are those that can’t afford to defend itself against it.
The other trick is the cops give the hatband from their dress uniform to their wife/kids to hang on the rear view mirror of their car. That way, when a Chicago cop pulls them over, they just see that and know they have a relative of someone "on the job" and "extend them a courtesy". Used to work to get out of parking tickets too, but now those are issued by private contractors so I don't know if it works.
If you aren't lucky enough to be related to a cop, you can always donate to the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, and they will send you a little sticker or medallion you can put on your vehicle. Those don't work as well, but when I've had one on the car, it seems like I get pulled over a whole lot less than when I didn't have one.
WTF?! Seriously, there are Get Out of Jail Free cards for the police? Granted, it is unofficial everywhere but actual cards?! Incredible.
A Dragnet episode was about fake cards that were being sold to people. They did not work.
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